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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Author Ken Kesey
Mass Market Paperback
$9.99 US
Berkley / NAL | Berkley
On sale Feb 01, 1963 | 336 Pages | 978-0-451-16396-7
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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.

In this classic novel, Ken Kesey’s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority, and McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Nurse Ratched uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story’s shocking climax.

“BRILLIANT!”—Time

“A SMASHING ACHIEVEMENT...A TRULY ORIGINAL NOVEL!”—Mark Schorer

“Mr. Kesey has created a world that is convincing, alive and glowing within its own boundaries...His is a large, robust talent, and he has written a large, robust book.”—Saturday Review
© Brian Lanker
Ken Kesey was born in 1935 and grew up in Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon and later studied at Stanford with Wallace Stegner, Malcolm Cowley, Richard Scowcroft, and Frank O'Connor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, his first novel, was published in 1962. His other books include Sometimes a Great Notion, Demon Box, and Sailor Song. Kesey's two children's books are Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear and The Sea Lion. He died on November 10, 2001. View titles by Ken Kesey

About

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.

In this classic novel, Ken Kesey’s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority, and McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Nurse Ratched uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story’s shocking climax.

“BRILLIANT!”—Time

“A SMASHING ACHIEVEMENT...A TRULY ORIGINAL NOVEL!”—Mark Schorer

“Mr. Kesey has created a world that is convincing, alive and glowing within its own boundaries...His is a large, robust talent, and he has written a large, robust book.”—Saturday Review

Author

© Brian Lanker
Ken Kesey was born in 1935 and grew up in Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon and later studied at Stanford with Wallace Stegner, Malcolm Cowley, Richard Scowcroft, and Frank O'Connor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, his first novel, was published in 1962. His other books include Sometimes a Great Notion, Demon Box, and Sailor Song. Kesey's two children's books are Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear and The Sea Lion. He died on November 10, 2001. View titles by Ken Kesey

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  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Ken Kesey
    978-1-101-20904-2
    $9.99 US
    Ebook
    Berkley
    Nov 27, 2007
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Ken Kesey
    978-1-101-20904-2
    $9.99 US
    Ebook
    Berkley
    Nov 27, 2007

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    (Penguin Orange Collection)
    Ken Kesey
    978-0-14-312951-6
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Classics
    Oct 18, 2016
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    50th Anniversary Edition
    Ken Kesey
    978-0-670-02323-3
    $29.00 US
    Hardcover
    Viking
    Jan 19, 2012
  • Sometimes a Great Notion
    Sometimes a Great Notion
    Ken Kesey
    978-0-14-303986-0
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Classics
    Aug 29, 2006
  • Last Go Round
    Last Go Round
    A Real Western
    Ken Kesey, Ken Babbs
    978-0-14-017667-4
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Jul 01, 1995
  • Sailor Song
    Sailor Song
    Ken Kesey
    978-0-14-013997-6
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Jul 01, 1993
  • Demon Box
    Demon Box
    Ken Kesey
    978-0-14-008530-3
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Aug 04, 1987
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