Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960 (Loa #174): On the Road / The Dharma Bums / The Subterraneans / Tristessa / Lonesome Traveler / Journal ... the Journals 1949-1954 (Library of America) - Hardcover

"Hard to believe, but this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the celebrated Mr. K's Beat bible, "On the Road ", a book that came out of nowhere and knocked everyone on their butts. Kerouac joins The Library of America with this ensemble of four novels ("Road, The Dharma Bums, The Subterraneans", and "Tristessa ") plus "Lonesome Traveler ", a collection of travel essays, and selections from his journals of thumbing and bumming his way across Europe and Mexico. Road's anniversary will lure new readers as well as old ones looking for another fix, and this collection is a wonderful bargain. Happy anniversary, Jack." --"Library Journal, July 15, 2007

A deluxe collector's edition of five works by the late Beat Generation classic writer combines the eminent On the Road with the novels, The Dharma Bums, The Subterraneans, Tristessa, and Lonesome Traveler.