Jack KerÂouac was born 100 years ago today (March 12, 1922). And to mark the occaÂsion, you can hear him read from his 1957 Beat clasÂsic, On the Road. This 28-minute recitaÂtion was apparÂentÂly recordÂed on an acetate disc in the 1950s but thought lost for decades. It re-surÂfaced durÂing the late 1990s. Enjoy.
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RelatÂed ConÂtent
Jack Kerouac’s 30 Beliefs and TechÂniques For WritÂing ModÂern Prose
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