Overview
The intimate story of two of the most famous, yet enigmatic, figures in modern literature Jack Kerouac and his friend, traveling companion, and hero, Neal Cassady this is a firsthand account of life among the Beat generation, written by the woman who was Cassady s wife and Kerouac s lover. Beginning with the early days of Kerouac and Cassady s friendship, Carolyn Cassady s riveting memoir narrates the explosive success of Kerouac s On the Road and Ginsberg s Howl, the flowering of the Beat generation, and the social revolution of the 1960s thatsaw Kerouac and Cassady taken up as founding fathers of the emerging worldwide hippie movement. Spanning one of the most vital time periods in 20th-century American literature and culture, this personal exploration will fascinate fans of the Beat generation and new readers alike. La historia intima de dos de las figuras mas famosas pero enigmaticas de la literatura moderna Jack Kerouac y su amigo, companero de viaje y heroe, Neal Cassady esto es un reportaje de primera mano de la vida dentro de la generacion Beat, escrito por la mujer que fue esposa de Cassady y la amante de Kerouac. Comenzando por los primeros dias de la amistad de Kerouac y Cassady, las fascinantes memorias de Carolyn Cassady narran el exito explosivo de En el camino de Kerouac y de Aullido de Ginsberg, el florecimiento de la generacion Beat y la revolucion social de los60 que vio a Kerouac y a Cassady aceptados como fundadores del emergente movimiento mundial de los hippies. Abarcando una de las epocas mas vitales de la literatura y cultura americana del siglo XX, esta exploracion personal fascinara tanto a los fanaticos de la generacion Beat como a los nuevos lectores.
Full Product Details
Author: Carolyn Cassady
Publisher: Editorial Escalera
Imprint: Editorial Escalera
ISBN: 9788493948986
ISBN 10: 8493948985
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: Spanish
Reviews
This is the book to be read in tandem with Kerouac's On the Road, Ginsberg's Howl, and Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. It fits like the lost half of a broken plate. Literary Review, on the English-language edition
This is the book to be read in tandem with Kerouac's On the Road , Ginsberg's Howl, and Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test . It fits like the lost half of a broken plate. -- Literary Review , on the English-language edition
Author Information
Carolyn Cassady is a Beat generation writer who was married to Neal Cassady and figured prominently in Jack Kerouac s writing. She is the author of Heart Beat: My Life with Jack and Neal.
