American writer and poet Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was a pioneer of the Beat movement. "On the Road" is one of Kerouac's best

American writer and poet Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) is a pioneer of the beat movement. "On the Road" is considered Kerouac's best work. The novel was written very quickly - in three weeks, but the author managed to publish it only seven years later - in 1957. "On the Road" is an autobiographical book. Sal Paradise (whose prototype is Jack Kerouac himself) travels in the United States and Mexico. His legendary odyssey has become a classic of American literature. The book, which was met with negative reviews from critics upon publication, is now included in the list of the hundred best English-language novels of the twentieth century.