Above the cuckoo's nest
6.99 €
Out of stock
Above the cuckoo's nest
6.99 €
An iconic novel that ranks in the Times' top 100 most-read novels. Set in the sixties, a vibrant time of protest by a new generation against greed, depersonalization, war and violence. Liberalism against traditionalism, the individual against the establishment. The novel is stunning depth, exciting, makes you think about life, about justice, about the system and its infallibility, about the boundaries of insanity and normality, about freedom, about the will, about choice.
A must-read. And also watch the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson. Based on the novel, many plays have also been staged in different countries, including Russia. "Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a raw and devastatingly honest depiction of the boundaries between sanity and insanity. "If anyone wants to feel the pulse of our times, let him read Keesey. And if all goes well and the order of things does not change, he will be read in the next century," wrote the Los Angeles Times. Indeed, even nowadays the book continues to live and does not lose its crazy popularity. The new translation was made by a young, talented translator Dmitry Shepelev.
A must-read. And also watch the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson. Based on the novel, many plays have also been staged in different countries, including Russia. "Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a raw and devastatingly honest depiction of the boundaries between sanity and insanity. "If anyone wants to feel the pulse of our times, let him read Keesey. And if all goes well and the order of things does not change, he will be read in the next century," wrote the Los Angeles Times. Indeed, even nowadays the book continues to live and does not lose its crazy popularity. The new translation was made by a young, talented translator Dmitry Shepelev.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Backbone. Main trend