Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey\'s One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time.
What happens when Big Nurse uses her ultimate weapon against Mc Murphy provides the story\'s shocking climax..
The contest starts as sport, with Mc Murphy taking bets on the outcome, but soon it develops into a grim struggle for the minds and hearts of the men, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Big Nurse, backed by the full power of authority, and Mc Murphy, who has only his own indomitable will.
He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and at every turn, openly defies her rule.
He\'s a lusty, profane, life-loving fighter who rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Big Nurse.
He\'s a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the ward of a mental hospital and takes over.
You\'ve never met anyone like Randle Patrick Mc Murphy.
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey\'s One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time