Unveiled After Decades: Jack Kerouac’s 121-Foot ‘On The Road’ Scroll Up for Auction—A Literary Treasure Hunt Begins
emdot/Wikimedia CommonsA closer look at the beginning of the scroll. Kerouac used “Neal” instead of “Dean” before his publisher had him change the names of the novel’s characters.
A total of 199 items will be offered for sale, but the draft of On the Road is expected to fetch more than almost anything else: Experts estimate that the scroll will sell for between $2.5 and $4 million. Only two guitars — one owned by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and one played by Kurt Cobain in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video — are expected to bring in more.
The scroll’s sale has sparked some controversy, however. Those who knew Kerouac say he would have wanted his iconic draft to belong to the public. Indeed, Jim Irsay often loaned it out for exhibitions, and it will go on display in New York City ahead of the auction.
“I personally hope that a public institution will buy it,” said Weintraub, “so that it can be seen by everyone.”
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