Born in La Junta, Colorado, the accomplished author Ken Kesey lived from 1935- 2001. Kesey earned a bachelor's degree at The University of Oregon and later studied creative writing at Harvard University. Although he received an exceptional education, Kesey later volunteered in a number of governmen...
"Papa, they're foggin' it up again..." Thus begins the play "One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest," by Dale Wassermann. (Wasserman & Kesey, 1974) The
person uttering these words is Chief Bromden, a Native American inmate of
an institution for the mentally unstable. The best-selling nove...
TITLE:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
AUTHOR:
Ken Kesey, United States
FIRST YEAR OF PUBLICATION:
First published in 1962
NUMBER OF PAGES:
310
MAINCHARACTERS:
Randall Patrick McMurphy: A manual laborer, gambler and a con man, who is
admitted to the ward from Pend...
Schizophrenia, manipulation and the human battle against literally mind-numbing conformity are all elements in the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's powerful novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) escapes work on a prison farm by feigning mental illness, but ...
