The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
(Autor) Tom WolfeOne of the most essential works on the 1960s counterculture, Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Test is the seminal work on the hippie culture, a report on what it was like to follow along with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters as they launched out on the "Transcontinental Bus Tour" from the West Coast to New York, all the while introducing acid (then legal) to hundreds of like-minded folks, staging impromptu jam sessions, dodging the Feds, and meeting some of the most revolutionary figures of the day.
Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe was an American author and journalist known for his innovative writing style and pioneering work in New Journalism. His most famous work, "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," captured the counterculture of the 1960s. Wolfe's vivid prose and immersive storytelling revolutionized literary journalism and influenced a generation of writers.