The novel that launched the literary legacy of the Beat generation, it depicts the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady. Published two months before Kerouac began writing "On the Road," "Go" is the first and most accurate account of the Beats' private lives before they became public figures. In lucid fictional prose, Holmes attempts to capture the events, emotions, and essence of his experiences. He paints a unique post-World War II New York where crime is celebrated, writing is revered, and life is punctuated by parties, drinking, arguments, drugs, and sex.