Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey was born on September 17th, 1935. Ken passed away November 10th, 2001 at 66 years old. Ken Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado, USA.

Ken Kesey is known for writing in the Literary Fiction genre.

Ken Kesey had written 9 standalone novels, starting with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1962. The most recently released novel was Last Go Round, which was released in 1994.

Ken Kesey also wrote 2 Non-Fiction Books, including The Merry Pranksters and Conversations with Ken Kesey.

Ken Kesey: Lists & Other Mentions

• Sometimes A Great Notion was a Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014 and a Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has made several lists including:
  1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
  2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
  3. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
  4. Complex: 50 Books to Read Before You Die Selection in 2012.
  5. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
  6. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
  7. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
  8. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
  9. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.

Related Authors

Fans of Ken Kesey also enjoy these authors:

1. Anne Tyler, author of: The Accidental Tourist.
2. Jane Austen, author of: Pride and Prejudice.
3. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of: The Great Gatsby.
4. Elizabeth Strout, author of the Olive Kitteridge Series.
5. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author of: Slaughterhouse-Five.
6. J.D. Salinger, author of: The Catcher in the Rye.
7. Ian McEwan, author of: Atonement.
8. Abraham Verghese, author of: Cutting for Stone.
9. Wally Lamb, author of: She's Come Undone.
10. Alice Sebold, author of: The Lovely Bones.

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