One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

A cult novel that is among the hundred most read according to the "Times". Released in the sixties, during a vibrant time of protest by a new generation against greed, dehumanization, wars, and violence. Liberalism against traditionalism, individuality against foundations.... The novel astounds with its depth, stirs emotions, and makes one reflect on life, justice, systems and their infallibility, the boundaries between sanity and insanity, freedom, will, and choice. A must-read. Also watch the film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson. Many plays have been staged based on the novel in various countries, including Russia. "One Flew 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 time, let them read Kesey. And if all goes well and the order of things does not change, he will be read in the next century as well," the "Los Angeles Times" wrote. Indeed, even today the book continues to thrive and does not lose its crazy popularity. A new translation was done by a young talented translator, Dmitry Shepelev.