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What's the Word? On the Road, The American Road For many of us, road trips offer the chance to learn about the country - and about ourselves. Many characters in fiction and film have also gone "on the road". What motivated them? What did they discover along the way? And how do different writers convey the experience of America? Ann Charters talks about Jack Kerouac's classic 1957 novel, _On the Road_; Michael Wood explores Vladimir Nabokov's 1954 novel, _Lolita_; and Leo Braudy discusses the 1991 film, _Thelma and Louise_. Fifteen- and thirty-second promos available. Photo: courtesy of Viking Penguin.
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