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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.
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'A myth shattering account of one of the most important figures of the Beat Generation. Sandison and Vickers have done an exceptional job freeing Cassady from the fictional constraints of the tragic hero Dean Moriaty and unleashing him warts and all to all the world. ' --Paul Maher: Author of Kerouac: The Definitive Biography
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David Sandison was the author of biographies of Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway, Che Guevara and Sharon Stone. He died in 2004. Graham Vickers is a freelance writer on the subjects of design, advertising, movies and popular culture. His other books include 21st Century Hotel, Key Moments in Architecture and the forthcoming Chasing Lolita.
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- PublisherChicago Review Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1556526156
- ISBN 13 9781556526152
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages340
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