Sailor Song

Ken Kesey


Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
3.57 · 14 ratings · 544 pages · Published: 27 Mar 1992

Sailor Song by Ken Kesey
Set in the near future in the fishing village of Kuinak, Alaska, a remnant outpost of the American frontier not yet completely overcome by environmental havoc and mad-dog development, Sailor Song is a wild, rollicking novel, a dark and cosmic romp.

The town and its denizens —colorful refugees from the Lower Forty-Eight and Descendants of Early Aboriginal People- are seduced and besieged by a Hollywood crew, come to film the classic children's book The Sea Lion. The ensuing turf war escalates into a struggle for the soul of the town as the novel spins and swirls toward a harrowing climax.

Kesey has given us a unique and powerful novel about America, and this epic tale of the north is a vibrant moral fable for our time.

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