![]() ![]() ![]() Read it aloud over a slammin’ Coleman Hawkins 33. It’s a little racier, a little edgier, and applies more four-letter words, but the tale remains the same. The newer, unedited version includes some great forwards by well-regarded authors as well as a nice alternate ending. On The Road: The Forgotten Scroll re-introduces the proto-hipster lifestyle with as much relevance today as it did 70 years ago. Even as the last year on earth is upon us (well, according to the Mayans), Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, newly released on Penguin Classics as On The Road: The Original Scroll, an autobiographical tale of id-fiends recklessly traversing the continent numerous times, still retains its message of self-discovery, vanity, instinct, and whimsy. ![]()
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