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Ken Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Novelist Ken Kesey wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and is credited with helping to usher in the era of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s.
Ken Kesey (born September 17, 1935, La Junta, Colorado, U.S.—died November 10, 2001, Eugene, Oregon) was an American writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s.
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Nov 11, 2001 · Ken Kesey, the Pied Piper of the psychedelic era, who was best known as the author of the novel ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,'' died yesterday in a hospital in Eugene, Ore., said...
Mar 11, 2019 · Learn about Ken Kesey, the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and a pioneer of the 1960s counterculture. Discover his early life, his literary achievements, his drug adventures, and his role in the Merry Pranksters and the Acid Tests.
Nov 10, 2001 · Ken Kesey was American writer, who gained world fame with his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962, filmed 1975). In the 1960s, Kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with Timothy Leary.
A biography of the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, and a leader of the 1960s counterculture movement. Learn about his life, works, influences, and legacy in Oregon and beyond.
