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On the Road is a full-length novel written by American "Beat Generation" writer Jack Kerouac, published in 1957. The novel is largely autobiographical, based on the author's experience of traversing the American continent in the mid-20th century. Once it came out, it caused an uproar in public opinion, with both praise and blame. But it is recognized as the most classic and representative work of the hippie movement and the "Beat Generation" in the 1960s.