The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady
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Criminal. Saint. Lunatic. Genius. Muse. Neal Cassady was once described by Jack Kerouac as "more like Dostoevsky than anyone I know." Serving as the model for Kerouac's frenetic hero, the hip, Noble Savage Dean Moriarty in On the Road, and "N.C., the secret hero" of Allen Ginsberg's provocative poem "Howl," Cassady was a genius of life lived on the edge of the abyss. In The Holy Goof, William Plummer strips away the mystery surrounding this enigmatic...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0133926052
ISBN13:9780133926057
Release Date:January 1981
Publisher:Prentice Hall
Length:162 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
A Good Biography of an Interesting man {the muse of On the Road} Very Descriptive this book also covers Allen Ginsberg.Jack Keroauc,William Burroughs, and Several Other people of the Scene to a lesser extent.Very Informative and Engaging.
Pure magic...a captivating snapshot of a true American icon
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The absolute finest of all the Neal biographies....you gain a true appreciation of what it was like to know--to experience-- this crazed, "fastestmanalive" from the people who lived in that special time. Read "On The Bus" by Keasy, and Neal's "First Third"....and THEN read Plummers bio.
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