Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero

David Sandison; Graham Vickers

ISBN 10: 1556526156 / ISBN 13: 9781556526152

Edité par Chicago Review Press, 2006

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero
• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1556526156
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781556526152
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition First Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • beat lit

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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.

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.