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Ken Kesey (09/17/1935 – 11/10/2001) was an American writer best known for ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. | Ken Kesey (09/17/1935 – 11/10/2001) was an American writer best known for ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''. | ||
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| + | According the Kesey's biography, ''[[The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test]]'', Kesey got the idea for the Chief Bromden character while under the influence of [[LSD]]. Kesey also worked in a mental hospital and secretly underwent [[electric shock treatment]] in order to better understand his characters. | ||
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Revision as of 20:02, December 30, 2007
Ken Kesey (09/17/1935 – 11/10/2001) was an American writer best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
According the Kesey's biography, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Kesey got the idea for the Chief Bromden character while under the influence of LSD. Kesey also worked in a mental hospital and secretly underwent electric shock treatment in order to better understand his characters.