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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]]''.
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'''Ken Kesey''' (September 17, 1935 – November 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.
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According to [[Tom Wolfe]]'s ''[[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 16:42, April 21, 2008

Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American writer best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

According to Tom Wolfe's 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.