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...
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