Ken Kesey – Knjiga.hr

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:10:14 +0000

Set in a psychiatric hospital in Oregon, this powerful novel is narrated by Chief Bromden, a long-term patient who pretends to be deaf and mute. The arrival of the rebellious and charismatic Randle P. McMurphy disrupts the ward’s rigid routine, bringing him into direct conflict with the coldly authoritative Nurse Ratched. As McMurphy challenges the institution’s oppressive rules, the novel explores themes of individuality versus conformity, freedom, power, and the cost of resistance. Written by Ken Kesey, a key figure in the 1960s counterculture, the book reflects broader social tensions of its era while remaining deeply human and intimate. By turns darkly comic and tragic, it remains a compelling, thought-provoking classic about sanity, control, and the struggle to retain one’s identity in a dehumanizing system.

Sailor Song

Mon, 20 May 2024 14:56:03 +0000

Set in the near future in the fishing village of Kuinak, Alaska, a remnant outpost of the American frontier not yet completely overcome by environmental havoc and mad-dog development, Sailor Song is a wild, rollicking novel, a dark and cosmic romp. The town and its denizens —colorful refugees from the Lower Forty-Eight and Descendants of Early Aboriginal People- are seduced and besieged by a Hollywood crew, come to film the classic children’s book The Sea Lion. The ensuing turf war escalates into a struggle for the soul of the town as the novel spins and swirls toward a harrowing climax. Kesey has given us a unique and powerful novel about America, and this epic tale of the north is a vibrant moral fable for our time.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:13:29 +0000

In this classic novel, Ken Kesey’s hero is Randle Patrick McMurphy, a boisterous, brawling, fun-loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which starts as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle, an all-out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority, and McMurphy, who has only his own indomitable will. What happens when Nurse Ratched uses her ultimate weapon against McMurphy provides the story’s shocking climax.

Let iznad kukavičjeg gnijezda

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:08:55 +0000

Let preko kukavičjeg gnijezda

Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:12:10 +0000

Let iznad kukavičjeg gnijezda

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:14:30 +0000

Let preko kukavičjeg gnijezda

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:26:45 +0000

Let preko kukavičjeg gnijezda

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 13:53:43 +0000