Ken Kesey
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[1996]
Language
English
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Contains the complete text of the novel about the disastrous power struggle between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution, with writings by the author, literary criticism, excerpts from analogous works, and other reviews and essays.
Author
Language
English
Description
A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman. Here, Oregon's Stamper family does what it can to survive a bitter strike dividing their tiny logging community. And as tensions rise,...
