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.
- ISBN10 1556526156
- ISBN13 9781556526152
- Publish Date 1 September 2006
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 May 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Chicago Review Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 340
- Language English