One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Ken Kesey

ISBN 10: 0451163966 / ISBN 13: 9780451163967

Published by Berkley, 1963

Seller Inventory # 0451163966-4-19650776

Synopsis:

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

About the Author: 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Fair