The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031242759X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test ushered in an era of New Journalism, "An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. "An astonishing book" (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, LSD, and the 1960s.
Kesey's theatrical metamorphosis from the distinguished author of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest to the abominable shaman of the "Acid Test" soirees that launched The Grateful Dead required Wolfe's Day-Glo prose account to endure (though Kesey's own musings in Demon Box are no slouch either). Paul McCartney's Many Years from Now cites Kesey as a key influence on his trippy Magical Mystery Tour film. By taking On the Road's hero Neal Cassady as his driver on the cross-country revival tour and drawing on his own training as a magician, Kesey made Further into a bully pulpit, and linked the beat epoch with hippiedom. Kesey temporarily renounced his literary
The true story of the birth of the 60's counterculture revolution Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters become larger than life characters in Tom Wolfe's novelistic treatment of this true story based on extensive interviews with the people involved. This is like Gonzo journalism. I don't know if this predated Hunter S. Thompson, but the. Phil said A glimpse into the bus. A great book, one of my favorites. Fascinating subject, fun to read, and extremely well written, especially since it's narrative non-fiction. Given that half of the action occurs in the characters' minds, and given that three fourths of that is neither real nor readily. "Great History of the American Psychedelic Acid Movement" according to R. Schwartz. This book is around Great History of the American Psychedelic Acid Movement R. Schwartz This book is around 400 pages and a very detailed history, many stories, and it's hard to remember all the facts, you'll have to read the book yourself for that. The story is of the "Intrepid Travelers," Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters, a communal group of acid inge. 00 pages and a very detailed history, many stories, and it's hard to remember all the facts, you'll have to read the book yourself for that. The story is of the "Intrepid Travelers," Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters, a communal group of acid inge