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Sometimes a Great Notion Paperback - 2006
by Ken Kesey; Introduction by Charles Bowden
The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century." This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.
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The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century." This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.
Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century." This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of Greek tragedy.
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- Title Sometimes a Great Notion
- Author Ken Kesey; Introduction by Charles Bowden
- Binding Paperback
- Edition LATER PRINTING
- Pages 736
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2006-09-01
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143039860 / 0143039865
- Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.06 x 1.31 in (19.61 x 12.85 x 3.33 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1020
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Oregon
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Oregon
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006284369
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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A contemporary classic. (Chicago Tribune)
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