Description On the Road is a novel written by Jack Kerouac in 1951 and published in 1957. The novel is partly autobiographical, and it is based on the travels Kerouac and his friends made through the United States and Mexico between 1947 and 1950. It is also considered the definitive work of the beat generation. Jack Kerouac was an American novelist, a founder of the Beat Generation together with his friends writers William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. His work covers topics such as spirituality, jazz, poetry, buddhism, drugs, sex, poverty and travels. I suddenly began to realize that everybody in America is a natural-born thief. Jack Kerouac , On the Road. Original illustration Size: 2,5 x 2 cm – 0,9 x 0,7 in Best soft enamel quality Back butterfly clutch Customers Also Liked Reviews