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 Ken Kesey ( 17 September 1935 – 10 November 2001 ) was an American writer, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a cultural icon whom some consider a link between the "beat generation" of the 1950s and the "hippies" of... 
 
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 Biography of Ken (Elton) Kesey
5,619 words, approx. 19 pages
 Ken Kesey's diverse creative works provide a colorful testimony to his talent and myriad interests. His reputation as a writer depends mainly on his first two novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) and Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), both of... summary from source:
 Biography of Ken Kesey
5,282 words, approx. 18 pages
Writer Ken Kesey has often said that he would rather live a novel than write one--be a lightning rod rather than a seismograph. A lightning rod is exactly what Kesey has been, attracting not only the admiration of the literary establishment with his... summary from source:
Biography of Ken (Elton) Kesey
5,275 words, approx. 18 pages
A writer who came of age on the West Coast during the late 1950s. Ken Kesey has been profoundly influenced by the Beats both in his life and in his work. Strictly speaking, he is not a Beat writer in his early books, although he admired Jack Kerouac...
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 Kesey, Ken (1935—) Summary
291 words, approx. 1 pagesDescribed as a psychedelic outlaw and the "Dr. Strange" of American letters, Ken Kesey's fame as a counterculture luminary was assured with the impact of his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). Kesey was a... summary from source:
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17,346 words, approx. 58 pagesKen Kesey (1935–2001) (Full name Ken Elton Kesey) American novelist and nonfiction writer. Kesey became acquainted with the Beat Generation during the 1950s, when he was a teenager in California. He later cited Beat writers Jack Kerouac, John... summary from source:
 Kesey, Ken Summary
2,752 words, approx. 9 pagesBorn September 17, 1935La Junta, Colorado Died November 10, 2001Eugene, Oregon Author and prankster Ken Kesey. © Ken Kesey was one of the central figures in the... summary from source:
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Kenneth Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American author, best known for his novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as a counter-cultural figure who, some consider, was a link between the Beat Generation of the...
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 Monarch Notes Ken Kesey: Ken Kesey And His Work
01/01/1963: 2,999 words, approx. 10 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Ken Kesey And His Work Ken Elton Kesey was born on September 17, 1935 in La Junta, Colorado. Later, his parents moved to the Eugene - Springfield area of Oregon, where he attended public schools (Kesey was voted the "most likely... summary from source:
The Independent - London OBITUARY: Ken Kesey
11/12/2001: 1,238 words, approx. 4 pages KEN KESEY was the bridge between the beats and the hippies. In 1964, the 29-year-old writer, already acclaimed for his debut novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, crossed America with a bunch of proto-hippies calling themselves the Merry Pranksters in a psychedelic bus...
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 Critical Essay by Elena Semino and Kate Swindlehurst
11,053 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following essay, Semino and Swindlehurst focus on the metaphors that inform Chief Bromden's worldview in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, asserting that the character's idiosyncrasies lead to both his mental and physical liberation.
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Interview by Ken Kesey and Robert Faggen
10,985 words, approx. 37 pages
In the following interview, originally conducted during several visits between 1992 and 1993, Kesey discusses his literary influences, his relationship with the Beat writers, the effects of drugs on his writings, the cultural influence of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, the nature of evil and terror in America, and popular American culture.
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Critical Essay by Thomas Scally
8,794 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Scally analyzes Chief Bromden's narration in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest in terms of the truth of its meaning rather than the facts of its events.
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Provides a biography of writer Ken Kesey. Explores his experiences with drugs and arrest for marijuana possession. Describes how events in his life relate to his novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
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