Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero

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 Kerouacs 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 Cassadys letters for significant episodes in On the Road. Drawing on a wealth of new research and with full cooperation from central figures in his lifeincluding Carolyn Cassady and Ken Keseythis account captures Cassadys unique blend of inspired lunacy and deep spirituality.