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Richard Condon
The Manchurian Candidate
Introduction by Louis Menard
| The book behind a new film to be released July 30, 2004, produced by Scott Rudin, directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. |
"Apocalyptic … Condon is wickedly skillful." —Time
"The Manchurian Candidate … is about character assassination, about public relations, about salesmanship, about the creation of pseudo-events. It deals with a world in which press coverage of an event is more important than the event itself.…" —David McCullough
"Brilliant … wild and exhilarating." —The New Yorker
"Original … A breathlessly up-to-date thriller." —New York Times
Everybody knows the controversial 1962 film of The Manchurian Candidate starring Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury, even though it was taken out of circulation for twenty-five years after JFK's assassination. Equally controversial on publication, and just as timely today, is Richard Condon's original novel. First published in 1959, at the height of cold war paranoia, The Manchurian Candidate is a terrifying and suspenseful political thriller featuring Sergeant Raymond Shaw, ex-prisoner of war, Medal of Honor winner, American hero … and brainwashed political assassin. Condon's expert manipulation of the book's multiple themes-from anti-communist hysteria to megalomaniacal motherhood-makes this one of the most entertaining, and enduring, books of the era.
"An exciting, brilliantly told story … crammed with suspense, humor, horror, satire, sex and intrigue." —Chicago Tribune
"Shocking, tense … A high-grade adventure-suspense." —San Francisco Chronicle
Richard Condon's numerous bestsellers include Prizzi's Honor, Prizzi's Family, and Prizzi's Glory. Louis Menand is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club and American Studies.
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