| Author: | David Sandison, Graham Vickers | ISBN: | 9781569762332 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | Publication: | April 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Sandison, Graham Vickers |
| ISBN: | 9781569762332 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Language: | English |
This fascinating and in-depth biography of Neal Cassady takes a look at the man who achieved immortality as Dean Moriarty, the central character in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. A charismatic, funny, articulate, and formidably intelligent man, Cassady was also a compulsive womanizer who lived life on the edge. His naturalistic, conversational writing style inspired Kerouac, who lifted a number of passages verbatim and uncredited from Cassady’s letters for significant episodes in On the Road. Drawing on a wealth of new research and with full cooperation from central figures in his life-including Carolyn Cassady and Ken Kesey-this account captures Cassady’s unique blend of inspired lunacy and deep spirituality.
This fascinating and in-depth biography of Neal Cassady takes a look at the man who achieved immortality as Dean Moriarty, the central character in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. A charismatic, funny, articulate, and formidably intelligent man, Cassady was also a compulsive womanizer who lived life on the edge. His naturalistic, conversational writing style inspired Kerouac, who lifted a number of passages verbatim and uncredited from Cassady’s letters for significant episodes in On the Road. Drawing on a wealth of new research and with full cooperation from central figures in his life-including Carolyn Cassady and Ken Kesey-this account captures Cassady’s unique blend of inspired lunacy and deep spirituality.
