num_pages: 311
description: Ken Kesey's first novel and a high point of modern fiction, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, tells the story of a struggle between a man and a woman for the spirits and hearts of a group of people who have been defeated by the world.
language: English
title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
titlecomplete: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
characters: Scanlon, Chief Bromden, Nurse Ratched, Doctor Spivey, Martini, William "Billy" Bibbit, Randle Patrick McMurphy, Bruce Fredrickson, James "Jim" Sefelt, Dale Harding, Charles Cheswick
genres: Fiction, American, Mental Health, Psychology, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, Mental Illness, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 717075
places: Oregon, The United States of America, Salem, Oregon
publisher: Viking Press