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Kerouac wrote a letter urging the actor Marlon Brando to make a film of the novel at a time when he was struggling financially.

Kerouac wrote a letter urging the actor Marlon Brando to make a film of the novel at a time when he was struggling financially.

On the Road is still widely read today, although mainly among intellectuals. It is generally regarded as one of the classics of American literature, and the leading work of the 'Beat generation' writers, of which Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs were notable figures.

''On the Road'' is still widely read today, although mainly among intellectuals. It is generally regarded as one of the classics of American literature, and the leading work of the 'Beat generation' writers, of which Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs were notable figures.

Quotes from the novel are featured on a slab in Kerouac Alley, [[California]], at a site nearby to a bookstore and bar where Kerouac would read and drink.

Quotes from the novel are featured on a slab in Kerouac Alley, [[California]], at a site nearby to a bookstore and bar where Kerouac would read and drink.