On the Road

Kerouac's novel of 1950s American hitchhiking. At 19 it filled Grant with a wild spirit; 30 years later it had lost its resonance. His example of a book that must come at the right time.

Where it appears 1

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  the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway

  Listen at 16:18Read it in the transcript

Connections

Written by

• Jack Kerouac

Referenced by

• The Right Book at the Right Time
• Hard to build a philosophy on hitchhiking

Mentioned alongside

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• On the Road sent him to TorontoGrant Shipway · Ep 2 · 16:18

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