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, he tells the story of Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters as they drive across the country in a DayGlo painted school bus dubbed "Furthur," reaching what they considered to be personal and collective revelations through the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs. It covers their cross country road trip, as well as the Acid Tests, early performances by The Grateful Dead, and Kesey's exile to Mexico. Wolfe is primarily concerned not with narrative, but with relating the Pranksters' intellectual and quasi-religious experiences.
汤姆·沃尔夫（小托马斯·肯纳利·沃尔夫，Tom Wolfe，1931年生），美国记者、作家，新新闻主义的鼻祖，。他的报道风格大胆，以使用俚语、造词和异端的标点为特征。他对新闻运动影响深远。沃尔夫的作品通过描述当时的时尚文化，熟练的捕捉到当时社会上人们的心态，讽刺性地描写了美国社会。《The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test》（1968年）是他最著名的小说之一，是他与肯·科塞、梅丽·普兰克斯特等一群嬉皮士的旅行记录。这本书描写了一群嬉皮士通过吸毒、波希米亚式生活和穿越国家的旅行来寻找自我实现。
沃尔夫出生在弗吉尼亚州的里士满，在华盛顿大学和李大学获得学士学位，在耶鲁大学获得哲学博士学位。他的几部书中都配有自己画的插图。
沃尔夫的散文集包括：《康提科洛舞薄橘型婴孩》（The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake...