One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

novel by Ken Kesey
VisualArtwork literary_work Q857313
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Summary

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,331 views/month, #93 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest authored Ken Kesey[3].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published by Viking Press[5].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published by New American Library[6].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is associated with the postmodern literature movement[7].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Commons category is recorded as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[8].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • 1962 marks the founding of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[11].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published on 1962[12].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's characters is recorded as Randle McMurphy[13].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's characters is recorded as Nurse Ratched[14].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's characters is recorded as Chief Bromden[15].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's cover art by is recorded as Paul Bacon[16].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[17].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[18].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132425180[19].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138411173[20].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515498[21].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138649474[22].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's narrative location is recorded as Salem[23].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"}[24].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[25].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's derivative work is recorded as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[26].
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's form of creative work is recorded as novel[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest authored Ken Kesey[3]. Publishers include Viking Press[5] and New American Library[6].

Publication

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published on 1962[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9].

Subject and Themes

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is associated with the postmodern literature movement[7].

Why It Matters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ranks in the top 0.33% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,331 views/month, #93 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Arbaev · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in environment psychiatric hospital
    Derivative work One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    Narrative location Salem
    Publisher Viking Press, New American Library
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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