Kesey, Ken (Vol. 6) - Kesey, Ken 1935–
Kesey, Ken 1935–
Kesey, an American, has published two novels, including the masterful One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (the recent film version of which won several Academy Awards), and Kesey's Garage Sale, a collection of reviews, articles, a screenplay, and material originally published as "The Last Supplement" to the Whole Earth Catalog. Many critics believe that Sometimes a Great Notion, an intensely regional novel employing an intricate narrative structure, is his most ambitious work so far. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
In his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey demonstrated that he was a forceful, inventive, and ambitious writer. All of these qualities are exhibited, in even higher degree, in Sometimes a Great Notion….
At the beginning the reader is likely to be confused. For instance, Kesey abruptly turns from third person to first and back...
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