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On the Road The Original Scroll

by Jack Kerouac, Penny Vlagopoulos, George Mouratidis
On the Road The Original Scroll

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ISBN13: 9780143105466
ISBN10: 0143105469



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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of On the Road, published word for word as Kerouac originally composed it

Though Jack Kerouac began thinking about the novel that was to become On the Road as early as 1947, it was not until three weeks in April 1951, in an apartment on West Twentieth Street in Manhattan, that he wrote the first full draft that was satisfactory to him. Typed out as one long, single-spaced paragraph on eight long sheets of tracing paper that he later taped together to form a 120 foot scroll, this document is among the most significant, celebrated, and provocative artifacts in contemporary American literary history. It represents the first full expression of Kerouacs revolutionary aesthetic, the identifiable point at which his thematic vision and narrative voice came together in a sustained burst of creative energy. It was also part of a wider vital experimentation in the American literary, musical, and visual arts in the post-World War II period.

It was not until more than six years later, and several new drafts, that Viking published, in 1957, the novel known to us today. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of On the Road, Viking will publish the 1951 scroll in a standard book format. The differences between the two versions are principally ones of significant detail and altered emphasis. The scroll is slightly longer and has a heightened linguistic virtuosity and a more sexually frenetic tone. It also uses the real names of Kerouacs friends instead of the fictional names he later invented for them. The transcription of the scroll was done by Howard Cunnell who, along with Joshua Kupetz, George Mouratidis, and Penny Vlagopoulos, provides acritical introduction that explains the fascinating compositional and publication history of On the Road and anchors the text in its historical, political, and social context.

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“ A dazzling piece of writing for all of its rough edges, stripped of affectations that in the novel can sometimes verge on bathos . . . It seems much more immediate and contemporary.”

—Luc Sante, New York Times Book Review

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This bible of the Beat Generation is a modern classic of the unforgettable exuberance, poignancy, and passion of the 1950s. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "On the Road" comes Kerouac's original scroll version, published in a standard book format.

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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of On the Road, published as Kerouac originally composed it

In three weeks in April of 1951, Jack Kerouac wrote his first full draft of On the Road — typed as a single-spaced paragraph on eight long sheets of tracing paper, which he later taped together to form a 120-foot scroll. A major literary event when it was published in Viking hardcover in 2007, this is the uncut version of an American classic — rougher, wilder, and more provocative than the official work that appeared, heavily edited, in 1957. This version, capturing a moment in creative history, represents the first full expression of Kerouac's revolutionary aesthetic.

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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of On the Road, published as Kerouac originally composed it

IN THREE WEEKS in April of 1951, Jack Kerouac wrote his first full draft of On the Road—typed as a single-spaced paragraph on eight long sheets of tracing paper, which he later taped together to form a 120-foot scroll. A major literary event when it was published in Viking hardcover in 2007, this is the uncut version of an American classic—rougher, wilder, and more provocative than the official work that appeared, heavily edited, in 1957. This version, capturing a moment in creative history, represents the first full expression of Kerouac’s revolutionary aesthetic.

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Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.

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ISBN:
9780143105466
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
08/26/2008
Publisher:
PENGUIN PUTNAM TRADE
Series info:
Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
Pages:
416
Height:
1.00IN
Width:
5.65IN
Thickness:
1.25
Series:
Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio
Age Range:
18 and up
Grade Range:
13 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2008
UPC Code:
2800143105468
Author:
Jack Kerouac
Introduction by:
George Mouratidis
Introduction by:
George Mouratidis
Introduction by:
George Mouratidis
Introduction by:
George Mouratidis
Introduction by:
George Mouratidis
Intro:
Howard Cunnell
Author:
George Mouratidis
Author:
Penny Vlagopoulos
Subject:
Autobiographical fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Beat generation

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