Reissue. October 21st 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's death. Jack remains the most famous and culturally enduring writer of the Beat Generation. His work - and the hedonism and heartbreak of the life that inspired it - continues to thrill and fascinate a huge global readership. This biography seeks out the man behind the myth.
Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Kerouac's seminal 'On the Road', Carolyn Cassady's 'Off the Road' tells the intimate story of two of the most famous, and yet most enigmatic, figures in modern literature - Jack Kerouac and his friend, travelling companion and hero, Neal Cassady. Written by the woman who loved them both - as ...