Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey (/ˈkiːziː/; September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) wis an American novelist, essayist, an coontercultural figur. He conseedert himsel a airtin atween the Beat Generation o the 1950s an the hippies o the 1960s.
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Born | Kenneth Elton Kesey 17 September 1935 La Junta, Colorado, U.S. |
Dee'd | 10 November 2001 Eugene, Oregon, U.S.[1][2] | (aged 66)
Thrift | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet |
Naitionality | American |
Genre | Beat, postmodernism |
Leeterar muivement | Merry Pranksters |
Notable warks | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) Sometimes a Great Notion (1964) |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "Ken Kesey, Author of 'Cuckoo's Nest,' Who Defined the Psychedelic Era, Dies at 66", The New York Times (November 11, 2001). Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ↑ Baker, Jeff (11 November 2001). "All times a great artist, Ken Kesey is dead at age 66". The Oregonian. pp. A1.