Maggie Cassidy
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| Maggie Cassidy | |
 Maggie Cassidy cover |
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| Author | Jack Kerouac |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Doctor Sax (1959) |
| Followed by | Mexico City Blues (1959) |
Maggie Cassidy, a 1959 novel by Jack Kerouac written about his times in Lowell, MA from 1938 to 1939. It chronicles Kerouac's real life relationship with teen age heart-throb Mary Carney. It is unique for Kerouac for its high school setting and teenage characters. He wrote the novel in 1953 but it was not published until 1959, after the success of On the Road.
[edit] Character Key [1]
"Because of the objections of my early publishers I was not allowed to use the same personae names in each work." [2]
| Real-life person | Character name |
|---|---|
| Jack Kerouac | Jack Duluoz |
| Leo Kerouac | Emil "Pop" Duluoz |
| Caroline Kerouac | Nin |
| George "G.J." Apostolos | G.J. Rigopoulos |
| Fred Bertrand | Vinny Bergerac |
| Mary Carney | Maggie Cassidy |
| Carolyn Cassady | Eleanor |
| Margaret "Peggy" Coffey | Pauline "Moe" Cole |
| Johnny Koumentzalis | Johnny Kazarakis |
| Lou Little | Lu Libble |
| Robert Morrissette | Jimmy Bisonette |
| Omar Noel | Zaza Vauriselle |
| Jim O'Dea | Timmy Clancy |
| Roland Salvas | Albert "Lousy" Lauzon |
| Charles Sampas | James G. Santos |
[edit] References
- Kerouac, Jack (1959). Maggie Cassidy. Avon Books.
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