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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
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.
Tom Wolfe's genre-defining ride through the 1960s published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe is a genre-defining ride through the 1960s, published in Vintage Classics for the first time to mark its fiftieth anniversary. The book features 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—turned on an entire counter-culture. This provided Tom Wolfe with the perfect free-wheeling subject for 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
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Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is heralded as the definitive account of the hippie movement, capturing its essence and revolutionary spirit. Praised for its vibrant writing and vivid detail, it is seen as a transformative work that both documents and energises the cultural revolution of its time. Wolfe's narrative style is considered a masterful contribution to non-fiction literature, offering insightful analysis and a captivating portrayal of this significant era.
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ISBN: 9781784873707
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 May 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Jarvis Cocker
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 302g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Tom Wolfe (Author) Tom Wolfe (1930-2018) was the author of more than a dozen books, among them The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full, I Am Charlotte Simmons and Back to Blood. He received the National Book Foundation's 2010 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Jarvis Cocker (Introducer) Jarvis Cocker is a musician & broadcaster from the north of England. He formed the band Pulp in 1978 whilst at secondary school. They went on to become one of the most successful UK groups of the 1990s. Between 2009 & 2017 he presented the BBC 6Music programme "Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service" as well as the ongoing, award-winning BBC Radio 4 documentary series "Wireless Nights". He has honorary doctorates from both Sheffield Hallam University & Central Saint Martin's School of Art (which he attended 1988-91). His lyric collection "Mother, Brother, Lover" was published by Faber in 2011. "Good Pop, Bad Pop " is his first work of long-form prose. He divides his time between Paris, London & the Peak District. His star-sign is Virgo.
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