The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
| The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test | |
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 Cover of the first US Edition |
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| Author(s) | Tom Wolfe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | LSD, beat generation, hippies |
| Genre(s) | literary journalism |
| Publisher | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| Publication date | 1968 |
| ISBN | 978-0553380644 |
| OCLC Number | 42827164 |
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a work of literary journalism by Tom Wolfe, published in 1968. Using techniques from the genre of hysterical realism and pioneering new journalism, the "nonfiction novel" tells the story of Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters. The book follows the Pranksters across the country driving in a psychedelic painted school bus dubbed "Further" (called "Furthur" in the book due to an initial misspelling on the bus' placard), reaching what they considered to be personal and collective revelations through the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs. The book also describes the Acid Tests, early performances by The Grateful Dead, and Kesey's exile to Mexico.
In 1968, Eliot Fremont-Smith of The New York Times called The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test "not simply the best book on hippies… [but also] the essential book."[1]
[edit] Film adaptation
A film adaptation of the book is in development. It will be directed by Gus Van Sant, produced by Richard Gladstein, and have screenplay by Dustin Lance Black and Gustin Nash. Fox Searchlight Pictures and FilmColony will produce.[2][3] In a 2011 interview, Van Sant admitted to having a difficult time coming up with ways to turn to book into film and did not have a timetable for the release.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Book of the Times: Freak-out in Day-glo.
- ^ The Ultimate Trip: "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" Heads to the Big Screen, Rolling Stone, http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-ultimate-trip-electric-kool-aid-acid-test-heads-to-the-big-screen-20090410
- ^ "The-Electric-Kool-Aid-Acid-Test - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-11-01. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/401785/The-Electric-Kool-Aid-Acid-Test/details. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Gus Van Sant Says He's Still Working Out How To Make 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test'.
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