Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a powerful novel set in a psychiatric hospital, where rebellious Randle McMurphy challenges the authoritarian Nurse Ratched. Through the perspective of Chief Bromden, a patient pretending to be deaf and mute, Kesey explores institutional control, individuality, and sanity versus madness. This anniversary hardcover edition becomes both protest against conformity and beautiful object, proving that Kesey understood how institutions crush the human spirit and that some rebels inspire even when they lose.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Kesey wrote the ultimate novel about institutional oppression, with McMurphy's rebellion against Nurse Ratched becoming a metaphor for individual freedom versus social control. This anniversary edition reminds us that Chief Bromden's perspective is crucial, that the fishing trip is liberation, and that the ending is both tragic and triumphant.

DETAILS: • Author: Ken Kesey • Publisher: Viking • Format: Hardcover • Publication Date: January 19, 2012 • ISBN: 9780670023233 • Edition: Anniversary Edition • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days