One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 50th Anniversary Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008R63WQS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 443 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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This new deluxe audio edition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the original publication of the novel on February 1, 1962, and will be a must have for any literature lover.. 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. 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 op
"A must for any serious reader!" according to Ken L.. If you are intrigued by stories about the human condition, then you'll do no better than One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. This is an incredible story of how indomitable and influential the human spirit can be, even in the face of a manipulative and controlling system that cares little for anyone or an. Plumb Crazy Niles Jacobsen Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was one of the most powerful books I have ever read. Although the story takes place mainly in a mental hospital, its ramifications can be felt in all of the broader society. The struggles depicted in the various characters, both internally and inter-person. Frankly I'm amazed how Hollywood takes a book like this and makes Only half way thru the book and 'One Flew' isn't what I expected although it's written fairly well. Written from the Chief's perspective most of the time, I guess I find it sometimes difficult to get what he's saying, maybe because it's the dialect or the choppy way he thinks. But then I refer back to