As I said in my last post, my motto for 2012 is "Read more, write more, walk more". So in order to kick start that mantra I will begin with a post on the iconic Jack Kerouac novel "On the Road".
Published in 1957, it was originally written around 1951 by Kerouac. It is an account of his travels across America between 1947 and 1949 with real life friend Neal Cassady. In the book Cassady is portrayed as the character "Dean Moriarty" and Kerouac is the protaganist "Sal Paradise". It is kind of a who's who of figures from the so-called "Beat" movement of the 1950's. Kerouac is credited with coining the term "Beat Generation". Allen Ginsberg (most famous for his poem "Howl") is also featured in the character of Carlo Marx and William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) is dubbed "Old Bull Lee".
