Collected Letters, 1944-1967
by Neal Cassady
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Author: Neal CassadyEditor: Dave Moore
Introduction: Carolyn Cassady
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2005-01-25
ISBN: 0142002178
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: A Modern Muse
Summary: 5 Stars
The first thing that surprised me about these letters was how fine Cassady's vocabulary was; and how well-read he was. The letters really show why he was such a profound influence on Kerouac and Ginsberg. Also, these letters weren't written to be published, so they are unforced and natural. How about that sexual exploit on page 77? My goodness! Can we, in the year 2006, forgive Neil's use of the "N" word in the year 1948...in much the same way as Mark Twain's use of that word? I guess that's up to each reader to decide. Anyway, I find this book to be a superlative example of a modern muse in action.
Summary of Collected Letters, 1944-1967
Neal Cassady is best remembered today as Jack Kerouac?s muse and the basis for the character ?Dean Moriarty? in Kerouac?s classic On The Road, and as one of Ken Kesey?s merriest of Merry Pranksters, the driver of the psychedelic bus ?Further,? immortalized in Tom Wolfe?s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. This collection brings together more than two hundred letters to Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, and other Beat generation luminaries, as well as correspondence between Neal and his wife, Carolyn. These amazing letters cover Cassady?s life between the ages of 18 and 41 and finish just months before his death in February 1968. Brilliantly edited by Dave Moore, this unique collection presents the ?Soul of the Beat Generation? in his own words?sometimes touching and tender, sometimes bawdy and hilarious. Here is the real Neal Cassady?raw and uncut.Authors Books
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