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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a critique of psychiatry and a tribute to individualistic principles.
- Ken Kesey, John Clark Pratt
- 1962
4.20. 735,765 ratings16,212 reviews. Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451163967. Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy.
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Mass Market Paperback – February 1, 1963. by Ken Kesey (Author) 4.6 13,621 ratings. See all formats and editions. An international bestseller and the basis for the hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the defining works of the 1960s.
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- Ken Kesey
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Full Book Summary. Chief Bromden, the half-Indian narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has been a patient in an Oregon psychiatric hospital for ten years. His paranoia is evident from the first lines of the book, and he suffers from hallucinations and delusions.
- Ken Kesey, John Clark Pratt
- 1962
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, published in 1962, is a seminal novel that explores the dehumanizing effects of institutionalization and the struggle for individuality. The story is narrated by Chief Bromden, a patient in a mental hospital, who observes oppressive routines and power dynamics within the institution.
The book’s film adaptation (1975), starring Jack Nicholson as the main character, became the first movie since It Happened One Night (1934) to win all five major Academy Awards: best picture, best actor (Nicholson), best actress (Louise Fletcher), best director (Miloš Forman), and best adapted screenplay (Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben).
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Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a seminal novel of the 1960s. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants—a counterculture classic that inspired the 1975 film adaptation, widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made.
