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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Ken Kesey
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Description for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Paperback. Presents the story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Now in a new deluxe edition with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk and cover by Joe Sacco, here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them ... Read more
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Now in a new deluxe edition with a foreword by Chuck Palahniuk and cover by Joe Sacco, here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially the tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the struggle through the eyes of Chief Bromden, the seemingly mute half-Indian patient who witnesses and understands McMurphy’s heroic attempt to do battle with the powers that keep them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Weight
352g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143105022
SKU
V9780143105022
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About Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey (1935-2001) was raised in Oregon, graduated from the University of Oregon, and later studied at Stanford University. He was the author of four novels, two children's books, and several works of nonfiction. Chuck Palahniuk, whose latest novel is Haunted, is the author of the best-selling and critically praised novels Invisible Monsters, Diary, Lullaby, Choke, and Survivor. ... Read more
Reviews for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
"A work of genuine literary merit . . . What Mr. Kesey has done in his unusual novel is to transform the plight of a ward of inmates in a mental hospital into a glittering parable of good and evil."
The New York Times Book Review "[A] brilliant first novel . . . a strong, warm story about the ... Read more
The New York Times Book Review "[A] brilliant first novel . . . a strong, warm story about the ... Read more