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Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

ClassicsLiterary Fiction
Pages
715
Published
1964
Language
English

Synopsis

In the logging country of Oregon, the Stamper family stands as a bastion of rugged individualism against the encroaching pressures of a changing world. When Leland Stamper returns home from the East to confront his half-brother Hank, the resulting collision of values and long-buried resentments threatens to tear their family apart. This story explores the weight of legacy and the fierce, often destructive, nature of independence.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

GrittyTenseComplexAtmospheric
Family SagaMultiple POVsMorally GreyAnti-Hero

Genres

Classics Literary Fiction

Authors

K
Ken Kesey

KEN KESEY was born in La Junta, Colorado, but his family later moved to Springfield, Oregon, where he attended public schools, and later the University of Oregon at Eugene. He has received the Woodrow Wilson scholarship to Stanford University and a Saxton Fellowship, and won the Fred Lowe Scholarship awarded to the outstanding wrestler in the Northwest. Mr. Kesey was king of the Merry Pranksters, a group which traveled the West Coast staging happenings; as a leader of this group, Mr. Kesey appea...