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]
 Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Ken Kesey |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Background
editKesey 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]
Contents
edit- D Tank Kickout
- Joon the Goon was What
- Mother's Day 1969: Quiston's Report
- Tranny Man Over the Border
- Abdul & Ebenezer
- The Day After Superman Died
- The Search for the Secret Pyramid
- Killer
- Oleo: Demon Briefs and Dopey Ditties
- Finding Doctor Fung
- Run into Great Wall
- Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear - by Grandma Whittier
- Good Friday - by Grandma Whittier
- Now We Know How Many Holes It Takes to Fill the Albert Hall
- The Demon Box: An Essay
- Last Time the Angels Came Up
References
edit- ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "Books of the Times; Demon Box". The New York Times (August 4, 1986). Retrieved on February 25, 2008.
- ^ a b c Donovan, Dianne (1986-09-24). "Author Ken Kesey at Home on Farm With 'Demon Box'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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