Kerouac's On the Road Comes to Cannes: Where's the Beat?

Back in the early ’60s, a 16-year-old high school senior sat across from an admissions official at Princeton University. Glancing briefly at the student’s erratic academic record, he asked what field of study the boy hoped to pursue. When he heard “Creative writing,” the official came to life. “You want to be a creative writer? [...]

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