num_pages: 715
description: The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest  Following the astonishing success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few essential books written by an American in the last half century." This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike that rages through a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers. Out of the Stamper family's rivalries and betrayals Ken Kesey has crafted a novel with the mythic impact of a Greek tragedy.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
language: English
title: Sometimes a Great Notion
titlecomplete: Sometimes a Great Notion
characters: Viv Stamper, Leeland Stamper, Jonathan Bailey Draeger, Boney Stokes, Henry Stamper, Hank Stamper
genres: American, Americana, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 22074
places: Oregon, The United States of America
publisher: Penguin Classics