One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : 50th Anniversary Edition by Ken Kesey (2012, Hardcover)

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We see the story 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 all imprisoned.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10067002323X
ISBN-139780670023233
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038667223

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Edition50
Book TitleOne Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : 50th Anniversary Edition
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicClassics, Thrillers / Psychological, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorKen Kesey
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Reviews"A glittering parable of good and evil." - The New York Times Book Review "A roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the Rulers who enforce them." - Time
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Edition DescriptionAnniversary
SynopsisKen Kesey's bracing, inslightful novel about the meaning of madness and the value of self-reliance, and the inspiration for the new Netflix original series Ratched One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the story 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 all imprisoned. Hailed upon its publication as "a glittering parable of good and evil" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and "a roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the invisible Rulers who enforce them" ( Time ), Kesey's powerful book went on to sell millions of copies and remains as bracing and insightful today as when it was first released. This new deluxe hardcover edition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication of the novel on February 1, 1962, and will be a must have for any literature lover., Ken Kesey's bracing, inslightful novel about the meaning of madness and the value of self-reliance Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her. We see the story 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 all imprisoned. Hailed upon its publication as "a glittering parable of good and evil" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and "a roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the invisible Rulers who enforce them" ( Time ), Kesey's powerful book went on to sell millions of copies and remains as bracing and insightful today as when it was first released. This new deluxe hardcover edition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication of the novel on February 1, 1962, and will be a must have for any literature lover.
LC Classification NumberPS3561.E667O5 2012

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