Ken Kesey

2 summariesPsychology, Literary Fiction, Thriller

Ken Elton Kesey was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.

Books by Ken Kesey

2 books available

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
4.2 (631k) average on GoodreadsPsychology
In a mind-bending asylum, the boisterous Randle McMurphy wages a defiant war against the tyrannical Nurse Ratched, inspiring his fellow inmates, including the seemingly catatonic Chief Bromden, to reclaim their lost humanity.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Ken Kesey
4.2 (21k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In an Oregon logging town, the Stamper family, led by a defiant father and his sons, fights a strike and their own destructive past, ending in a clash of wills and unexpected revenge.