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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...
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English
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The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sailor Song is a wild-spirited and hugely powerful tale of an Oregon logging clan.
A bitter strike is raging in a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers: Henry, the fiercely vital and overpowering patriarch; Hank, the son who has spent his life trying to live up to his...
A bitter strike is raging in a small lumber town along the Oregon coast. Bucking that strike out of sheer cussedness are the Stampers: Henry, the fiercely vital and overpowering patriarch; Hank, the son who has spent his life trying to live up to his...
3) Ken Kesey
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Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Ken Kesey.
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Series
Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 22
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
5) Magic Trip
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ken Kesey, Neal Cassidy and the Grateful Dead star in this rollicking film about the Merry Pranksters, created from never-before-seen footage of their legendary, acid-fueled cross-country road trip in 1965. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
6) Novels for students: Volume 2 :presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
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Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
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Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
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