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Kesey's inscription is dated the same year his beloved 20-year-old son Jed died in a Spokane hospital following a bus accident on an icy mountain road.īook fine light edge-wear, small faint trace of tape removal to front flap of near-fine dust jacket. First issue, with publisher's logo on half title page, in first-state dust jacket with author photo credited to Hank Krangler on rear flap. Kesey's novel was adapted to the screen in 1971 by Paul Newman, who both directed and starred in the film. Each of the Stampers is a three-dimensional person, and that leads to some fun, some heartache and a great literary catharsis" (Henley, Wikelund & Lindquist, 39). That's like saying War and Peace is about one of Napoleon's shorter-lived military campaigns. Spokane is forever nailed to the wall of my memory, cracking the plaster, but the picture hangs, Ken Kesey 1984."įollowing the success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962), Kesey, in this work about an Oregon logging family, "aimed higher than many of his contemporaries, and… impressively close to his target" (Vinson, 754) "The novel's exquisite prose, which often reads like lyric poetry, draws us into the daily lives of the Stamper family… We've heard Sometimes described as a novel about a family feud. Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket.įirst edition, first issue, of Kesey’s second novel, movingly inscribed by him the same year his son Jed died in a Spokane hospital after a tragic accident, "For J- C-: Yes, J-, I remember you, and your daughter. Note: Christmas Shop Early To Avoid Severe Postal Shipping Delays."SPOKANE IS FOREVER NAILED TO THE WALL OF MY MEMORY, CRACKING THE PLASTER, BUT THE PICTURE HANGS": FIRST EDITION OF SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION, BOLDLY INSCRIBED BY KEN KESEY Usually ships in 1-3 days from the United States via USPS w/Tracking.
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Check out this movie if you enjoy strong character development, many tragic events, and stories that take place in the backwoods of Oregon." Viewer Quote: " The delicate balance between humor and horror, the suspenseful drawing out of time, the genuine feeling of brotherly love. Delivered sealed in case with artwork as shown on our page. When Hank's half trouble making brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank Stamper (Paul Newman) and his father (Henry Fonda), Henry Stamper own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon.
