All the components of the Jack Kerouac legend are here: the excesses of alcohol and drugs; the soul-searching; the characters - Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lucien Carr, John Clellon Holmes and William Burroughs, Jack's mother, Gabrielle, and the other women in Kerouac's life. There is also a record of the travels that became the basis for On the Road and Visions of Cody, the death-shrouded childhood that became Mexico City Blues and Tristessa, and the stupor of fame that weighed on him as he tried to articulate his torments in Big Sur.
Carolyn Cassady Books
April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013
Carolyn Cassady emerged as a central figure within the Beat Generation, her life intertwined with her husband Neal Cassady and friendships with other prominent figures of the movement. She served as both muse and a voice of reason, finding herself at the heart of a vibrant era of freedom, experimentation, and spiritual seeking. While her male contemporaries reveled in the 'on the road' ethos, Cassady often grounded the experience, managing domestic responsibilities and observing with concern as younger generations emulated the self-destructive impulses of their predecessors.
Off the road : twenty years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Neal Cassady was a living legend immortalized in the bible of the Beat generation, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." In this vivid account of the people who brought this country into the 1960s, Neal's wife captures the turbulence and raw excitement of her years with Cassady, Kerouac, and poet Allen Ginsberg.
Heart beat
- 92 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Fascinující životní osudy Carolyn Cassady, jejího manžela Neale Cassadyho, přátel Jacka Kerouaca a Allena Ginsberga, kteří byli propojeni nejen mileneckými vztahy.