- 448 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Off the Road
About This Book
This memoir by the woman at the center of the Beat movement is "a great book as well as a wonderful autobiography" ( The Washington Post Book World ). Written by the woman who loved them allâas wife of Cassady, lover of Kerouac, and friend of Ginsbergâthis riveting and intimate memoir spans one of the most vital eras in twentieth-century literature and culture, including the explosive successes of Kerouac's On the Road and Ginsberg's Howl, the flowering of the Beat movement, and the social revolution of the 1960s. Artist, writer, and designer Carolyn Cassady reveals a side of Neal Cassady rarely seenâthat of husband and father, a man who craved respectability, yet could not resist the thrills of a wilder, and ultimately more destructive, lifestyle. "To the familiar history of the Beat generation, Carolyn Cassady adds a proprietary chapter marked with newness, self-exposure, love and poignancy." â Publishers Weekly "Rich with gossip, historically significant photographs, intimate memories, [and] unpublished letters." â The New York Times "A poignant recollectionâtruthful, coarse, and invitingâteeming with the spirit of the men who inspired and symbolized the dreams of a generation." â San Francisco Chronicle
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- To Helen and Al Hinkle
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Index