On the Road to Desolation
- Media type
- Film
On the Road to Desolation · On the Road to Desolation · MOVIE
Documentary, History 1997
About this title
Andrew O'Hagan looks at a critical point in the life of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. In 1956 he spent spent 63 soul-searching days as a fire-watcher on Washington state's Desolation Peak. After this stint he was never the same creative force again.