An edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)

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An edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"Sketches" edition (6)

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (28 ratings) ·
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FOR THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF PENGUIN CLASSICS, we present the Penguin Orange Collection, celebrating the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design and twelve influential American literary classics from the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible limited editions are published in the iconic orange and white tri-band book design, first created in 1935. The modern touch of French flaps and cover art with distinction signal the signature deluxe design treatment for Penguin Classics today.
--front flap

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
281

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Subjects

Allegories, psychiatric nursing, medical novels, Belletristische Darstellung, Psychiatrische Klinik, Fiction, Psychiatric nurses in fiction, Psychiatric hospital patients in fiction, Psychiatric hospital patients, Psychiatric nurses, Mentally ill, Mentally ill in fiction, Psychiatric hospitals, Oregon in fiction, Psychiatric hospitals in fiction, Classic Literature, psychological fiction, satire, Psychiatric hospital patients -- Fiction, Psychiatric hospitals -- Fiction, Psychiatric nurses -- Fiction, Mentally ill -- Fiction, Oregon -- Fiction, Fiction, psychological, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Large type books, Roman américain, American literature, Friendship, Interpersonal relations, Literary, Classics, Psychological, Kesey, ken, 1935-2001, Criticism and interpretation, Minorities in literature, One flew over the cuckoo's nest (Kesey, Ken)

People

Randle Patrick McMurphy, Broom Bromden, Nurse Ratched, Big Nurse

Places

United States, Oregon

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Edition Notes

Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback

Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin’s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today.

Published in
New York
Series
Penguin Orange Collection
Copyright Date
1962, 1990, 2002

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3561.E667 O5 2016, PS3561.E667O5 2016
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016030138

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
x, 281p.
Number of pages
281

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26417659M
ISBN 10
0143129511
ISBN 13
9780143129516
LCCN
2016030138
OCLC/WorldCat
1061538488, 933567751
Alibris ID
9780143129516
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0143129511
amazon.ca_asin
0143129511
Goodreads
59743039

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2944469W

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Work Description

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind; including a critique of psychiatry, and a tribute to individualistic principles

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