{"product_id":"why-kerouac-matters-the-lessons-of-on-the-road-theyre-not-what-you-think-9780143114376","title":"Why Kerouac Matters: The Lessons of On the Road (They're Not What You Think)","description":"Legions of youthful Americans have taken \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e as a manifesto for rebellion and an inspiration to hit the road. But there is much more to the book than that. In \u003ci\u003eWhy Kerouac Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, John Leland embarks on a wry, insightful, and playful discussion of the novel, arguing that it still matters because it lays out an alternative road map to growing up. Along the way, Leland overturns many misconceptions about \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e as he examines the lessons that Kerouac's alter ego, Sal Paradise, absorbs and dispenses on his novelistic journey to manhood, and how those lessons-about work and money, love and sex, art and holiness - still reverberate today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Leland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.08w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143114376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2008 pg. 32","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984311877747,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fc7a9d3e-525e-4f9a-8e4e-f5a10fedc671.jpg?v=1760707227","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/why-kerouac-matters-the-lessons-of-on-the-road-theyre-not-what-you-think-9780143114376","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}