On the Road

　　「我目睹我這一代最優秀的心靈被飢餓的、歇斯底里的、赤裸裸的瘋狂所摧毀‧‧‧」 ，美國「垮掉的一代」既已成為時髦，凱魯亞克則被認定是它的代言人。基於一種對於自由的本能需求、以及放蕩不羈的生命表態，一群美國遊子在美國這塊大地， 從容地來回遊走，展開一場他們稱為「旅途上」的逐夢歷程。作者所構思的這部小說，儼然已成一部史詩式的作品，它講述的是「美國拓荒本能的復甦和 這種復甦在這一代美國人身上的體現。」也因此，《旅途上》是一本可以和馬克吐溫《頑童歷險記》和費茲傑羅的《大亨小傳》等量齊觀的小說，因為它們不僅探索 了個人自由的前課題，也同時質疑了「美國夢」的種種前提。值得玩味再三。

　　Essential Edition handsomely packaged with french flaps, rough fronts, high-quality paper, and a distinctive cover look

　　On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational work of lasting importance.

　　Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "Beat" and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than forty years ago.