Ken Kesey Libros

Antes de que el LSD y las andanzas con los Alegres Bromistas (relatadas por Tom Wolfe en Ponche de ácido lisérgico) le convirtieran en uno de los personajes míticos del underground de los años sesenta, Ken Kesey ya había publicado Alguien voló sobre el nido del cuco, una auténtica «novela de culto». En 1960 Ken Kesey, estudiante universitario, se ofreció como voluntario para los experimentos sobre drogas psicodélicas que los psiquiatras de un hospital californiano ensayaban para futuros usos terapéuticos. De esta experiencia personal nació Alguien voló sobre el nido del cuco. Su protagonista, Randle McMurphy, que se finge loco para escapar a los rigores de la cárcel, es destinado a la sala del hospital psiquiátrico que dirige Ratched, la sádica Gran Enfermera. McMurphy, vital, generoso, amoral y rebelde, librará una guerra contra la Gran Enfermera. Las batallas serán divertidas y cruentas; algunos internos perderán en ellas la vida, y otros descubrirán los encantos del sexo, la bebida, la libertad y la rebelión permanentes.

Ken Kesey, a pivotal figure in American literature and culture, is celebrated for his impactful debut novel, which was a major success. His subsequent work, Sometimes a Great Notion, showcases his literary ambition. Beyond fiction, Kesey's influence extended to the counterculture movement of the 1960s, where he emerged as a charismatic leader in the West Coast LSD scene. His diverse body of work, including novels and children's books, reflects his unique perspective and lasting impact on literature and society.

The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest... Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century." This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.

The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sailor Song is a wild-spirited and hugely powerful tale of an Oregon logging clan. A bitter strike is raging in a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers: Henry, the fiercely vital and overpowering patriarch; Hank, the son who has spent his life trying to live up to his father; and Viv, who fell in love with Hank's exuberant machismo but now finds it wearing thin. And then there is Leland, Henry's bookish younger son, who returns to his family on a mission of vengeance - and finds himself fulfilling it in ways he never imagined. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals, Ken Kesey crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.

Kesey is the author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Featuring such characters as Buffalo Bill Cody and wrestler Frank "The Crusher" Gotch, this book is both a historical novel and a dime Western. It is set in the tiny town of Pendleton, home of the rodeo showdown.

An inmate of a mental institution tries to find the freedom and independence denied him in the outside world.

Een afgelegen vissersdorp aan de kust van Alaska schrikt op wanneer er plotseling een schitterend jacht uit Hollywood komt aanzeilen om er een Indiaanse sage te verfilmen.

In this collection of short stories, Ken Kesey challenges public and private demons with a wrestler's brave and deceptive embrace, making it clear that the energy of madness must live on.

Подобно многочисленным громким событиям, связанным с именем "веселого проказника" Кена Кизи, его первая книга "Над кукушкиным гнездом" (1962) произвела много шума в литературной жизни Америки. Кизи был признан талантливейшим писателем, а роман стал одним из главных произведений для битников и хиппи. "Над кукушкиным, гнездом" - это грубое и опустошающе честное изображение границ между здравомыслием и безумием. "Если кто-нибудь захочет ощутить пульс нашего времени, пусть читает Кизи. И если все будет хорошо и не изменится порядок вещей, его будут читать и в следующем веке", - писали в газете "Лос-Анджелес таймс". Действительно, и в наши дни книга продолжает жить и не теряет своей сумасшедшей популярности.