About the book
Jack Kerouac's novel, drawn from his own travels across the United States, follows Sal Paradise, who tells the story, and his friend Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited figure based on Neal Cassady. Set between 1947 and 1950, the story begins after Sal's divorce, when meeting Dean makes him long for the open road, and it moves through a run of cross-country trips full of jazz, parties and restless searching. Many other characters stand in for leading Beat writers. Kerouac typed the text on one continuous roll of paper over three weeks in April 1951, and Viking Press first published it in 1957.
Bogdan Iordache, co-founder of How to Web, calls it his favourite book and credits Kerouac's devotion to what mattered most with helping him simplify his own life.
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Bogdan Iordache (Co-Founder/How to Web)
My favourite book is "On the road" by Jack Kerouac. Apart from being probably one of the best well written books in the world, I appreciate Kerouac's philosophy to dedicate himself entirely to what was important to him, something that I have applied in my life as much as possible. I've simplified my life in many ways, and stay focused on what I think it's really important. For Jack it was the experimentation of life with friends, drinks and jazz, and the dedication he put into it is simply transformative. For me it is a very different mix, though, but doing things your way will make your life meaningful and unique. Obviously, first of all you have to decide what is important for you, that's a process in itself.
Also, I loved the "own less, live more" approach he took at life. I don't plan to be a bum, but even if someday I will own billions of dollars I don't want to worry about a yacht in some harbour, I find it meaningless. But I know that's also a trait of our generation, to pay for experience and not for ownership.
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