Kesey, Ken (Vol. 1) - Kesey, Ken 1935–
Kesey, Ken 1935–
American novelist, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
Although first published in 1962, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest still enjoys a wide readership. Kesey's "hippy" reputation and the book's unusual expression of anti-Establishment themes, ranging from rebellion against conformity to pastoral retreat, would explain its current popular appeal. The critics' response to the book is less understandable. A warm reception by reviewers has been followed by relatively little critical interest. The book deserves more attention as an imaginative expression of a moral position congenial to an important segment of the American population and as a noteworthy use of Popular culture in a serious novel….
Kesey's mode of simplification voices a moral vision rooted in clearcut opposition between Good and Evil,...
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