The Joan Anderson Letter by Neal Cassady
Fiction. A letter from Neal Cassady to his best friend and travelling companion Jack (On the Road) Kerouac. Kerouac received the letter from Cassady in 1950 and later told the Paris Review that it had inspired On the Road along with his new literary style; referring to it as "the greatest piece of writing I ever saw." The energy of Cassady's fast-paced, free-flowing, confessional prose pulsates through the 15,000 word missive; bringing gloriously to life the personality of one of the most high profile figures in literary, and Beat movement, history.
Cassady, Neal: - Neal Cassady, became famous as Dean Morarity, the character Kerouac based on him in his seminal 1957 novel On the Road. On a trip to New York City in 1946, he encountered Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg on the campus of Columbia University, a meeting many consider the beginning of the Beat movement.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913606336 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913606333 |
| Title | The Joan Anderson Letter |
| Author | Neal Cassady |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Eyewear Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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