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1986 book by Ken Kesey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Demon Box is a 1986 collection of works by Ken Kesey. The book includes nonfiction and fiction short stories as well as some of Kesey's essays.[1]
Author | Ken Kesey |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction and non-fiction |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1986 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
ISBN | 9780140085303 |
OCLC | 911911149 |
813.54 | |
LC Class | PS3561.E667 |
Kesey explained why the collection of semi-autobiographical essays was titled Demon Box: "When Viking was bringing it out," he said, "they were desperate for something to call it. I told them, 'Don't call it anything .' It isn't a novel; it isn't an autobiography; it isn't journalism; I think of it as a box in which all this stuff goes."[2] To his publisher, Kesey started calling the book a "box novel," a new form of literature. "If I were to think of it as a (traditional) novel, I would have joined it together and had a gradual progression of thematic movement and character change through it, but I didn't want to do that."[2] Kesey also explained he considered the idea of publishing the essays in pamphlet form, then putting the pamphlets in a box and selling the box.[2]
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