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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a critique of psychiatry [3] and a tribute to individualistic principles.
- Ken Kesey, John Clark Pratt
- 1962
Oct 7, 2024 · One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, debut novel by Ken Kesey, first published in 1962.
Apr 2, 2014 · Novelist Ken Kesey wrote 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and is credited with helping to usher in the era of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s.
Ken Kesey was American writer, who gained world fame with his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962, filmed 1975). In the 1960s, Kesey became a counterculture hero and a guru of psychedelic drugs with Timothy Leary.
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Kesey enrolled in a creative writing program at Stanford University in 1958 and joined a study called Project MKULTRA, which analyzed the effects of psychedelic drugs. He worked as a night aide in the veteran’s hospital. His work there inspired him to write One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
The arrival of Randle P. McMurphy, a rebellious and charismatic man, disrupts the authoritarian rule of Nurse Ratched and brings a glimmer of hope to the other patients. Set in a mental hospital, the novel delves into themes of sanity, power, and the consequences of social conformity.
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