One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

by Ken Kesey

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Chief Bromden, half American-Indian, whom the authorities believe is deaf and dumb, tells the story of a mental institution ruled by Big Nurse on behalf of the all-powerful Combine. Into this terrifying grey world comes McMurphy, a brawling gambling man, who wages total war on behalf of his cowed fellow-inmates. What follows is at once hilarious and heroic, tragic and ultimately liberating. Since its first publication in 1962, Ken Kesey's astonishing first novel has achieved the status of a contemporary classic.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780330235648
ISBN10	0330235648
Series/Work	OL2944469W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Picador
Pages	255
Language	EN-GB
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Allegories American fiction (fictional works by one author) American literature Belletristische Darstellung Classic Literature Classics Criticism and interpretation Fiction Fiction, psychological Friendship Interpersonal relations Kesey, ken, 1935-2001 Large type books Literary medical novels Mentally ill Mentally ill -- Fiction Mentally ill in fiction Minorities in literature One flew over the cuckoo's nest (Kesey, Ken)

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