Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero - Couverture rigide

Sandison, David; Vickers, Graham

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1556526156 ISBN 13 : 9781556526152

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

David Sandison was the author of biographies of Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway, Che Guevara, and Sharon Stone.

Graham Vickers is a freelance magazine writer who has covered the subjects of advertising, design, movies, and popular culture. His books include 21st-Century Hotel and Key Moments in Architecture.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1556526156
• ISBN 13: 9781556526152
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible