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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Full title: | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
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ISBN: | 9780670030583 |
ISBN 10: | 0670030589 |
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Publisher: | Viking Adult |
Edition: | Anniversary |
Num. pages: | 320 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2002 |
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Synopsis
A Mordant, Wickedly Subversive Parable Set In A Mental Ward, The Novel Chronicles The Head-on Collision Between Its Hell-raising, Life-affirming Hero Randle Patrick Mcmurphy And The Totalitarian Rule Of Big Nurse. Mcmurphy Swaggers Into The Mental Ward Like A Blast Of Fresh Air And Turns The Place Upside Down, Starting A Gambling Operation, Smuggling In Wine And Women, And Egging On The Other Patients To Join Him In Open Rebellion. But Mcmurphy's Revolution Against Big Nurse And Everything She Stands For Quickly Turns From Sport To A Fierce Power Struggle With Shattering Results. Ken Kesey ; With Illustrations And A New Introduction By The Author ; Text Introduction By Robert Faggen.