The Guardian, April 5, 2001, by John Ezard.New York Times, April 4, 2001, Op-Ed piece on the importance of preserving literary archives, by Ammiel Alcalay.Finally, I’ve provided links to some sites offering background and perspective on the scroll’s auction. The first set of links below are news stories detailing the scroll’s history and impending auction. It will likely be made available for study as well. Fortunately, the scroll was purchased by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, who recognizes the importance of the scroll and has said that he’s committed to preserving it. There was a public outcry against the auction by various writers, Beat scholars, and others who felt that the best place for the scroll would be the New York Public Library or another public institution where it would be available for study, rather than the collection of a private individual. Jack Kerouac’s original typewritten manuscript scroll for On the Road was auctioned by Christie’s on on behalf of some of the heirs to Jack Kerouac’s estate, at a starting bid of one million dollars. The scroll’s buyer was Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team.
The sales price greatly exceeded the pre-auction estimate of $1,000,000 – $1,500,000. (This figure does not include the buyer’s premium.) The hammer price for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road The Jack Kerouac On the Road Scroll Auction You can get more info at, the scroll’s official website. The scroll began travelling the United States in January 2004. Just click the book cover at left to go there. What has been published is the original draft its publication has been 50 years in the making.
Yes, it is in book form – not actually on a scroll! But it lacks text breaks (such as paragraphs or chapters), includes real names rather than aliases, and is somewhat longer than the version published in 1957.
The novel has been published as it first was written on the scroll. He has since had the scroll restored, and sent it on tour. The scroll was auctioned in 2004 Indianapolis Colts owner & Beat Generation aficionado Jim Irsay was the buyer. Finally, the original version has been published. It is somewhat different than the version which was published in 1957. Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road in a unique fashion - he typed it on a continuous roll of paper, without paragraph breaks, in a marathon writing session in 1951.
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