Description
Dive into the vibrant tapestry of the 1960s with **The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test**, a defining work by Tom Wolfe that candidly captures the essence of the counterculture movement. This **B-format paperback**, published for the first time in **Vintage Classics** to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, is a must-have for anyone fascinated by the psychedelic era. With **432 pages** of exploratory prose, Wolfe chronicles the adventures of Ken Kesey and his notorious Merry Band of Pranksters who embarked on an extraordinary social experiment across America in a vivid, day-glo school bus. This engaging narrative showcases how they intertwined their lives with **LSD** and unleashed a wave of anarchic exuberance through their antics, shaping a cultural phenomenon. Featuring an enlightening **introduction by Jarvis Cocker**, this paperback is not just a book, it’s a vivid ride through the heart of the 1960s. Whether you're a history buff or a fan of the **New Journalism** style, this book serves as an essential exploration of a transformative era. Order now to experience a literary masterpiece that goes beyond the hippie movement, diving into the depths of a unique cultural revolution.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781784873707
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 432
Description:
Tom Wolfe's genre-defining ride through the 1960s published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary
Tom Wolfe's genre-defining magical mystery tour through the 1960s published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JARVIS COCKER
In the summer of 1964, author Ken Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters set out on an awesome social experiment like no other. Blazing across America in their day-glo schoolbus, doped up and deep 'in the pudding', the Pranksters' arrival on the scene - anarchic, exuberant and LSD-infused - would turn on an entire counter-culture, and provide Tom Wolfe with the perfect free-wheeling subject for this, his pioneering masterpiece of New Journalism.
'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is not simply the best book on the hippies, it is the essential book...the pushing, ballooning heart of the matter' New York Times
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781784873707
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2018
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 432
Description:
Tom Wolfe's genre-defining ride through the 1960s published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary
Tom Wolfe's genre-defining magical mystery tour through the 1960s published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JARVIS COCKER
In the summer of 1964, author Ken Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters set out on an awesome social experiment like no other. Blazing across America in their day-glo schoolbus, doped up and deep 'in the pudding', the Pranksters' arrival on the scene - anarchic, exuberant and LSD-infused - would turn on an entire counter-culture, and provide Tom Wolfe with the perfect free-wheeling subject for this, his pioneering masterpiece of New Journalism.
'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is not simply the best book on the hippies, it is the essential book...the pushing, ballooning heart of the matter' New York Times