The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon
This classic of Cold War paranoia is one of the most dazzling and enduring products of an unforgettable time. Buried deep within the consciousness of Sergeant Raymond Shaw is the mechanism of an assassin, a time bomb ticking toward explosion, controlled by the delicate skill of its Communist masters. Shaw returns from the Korean War to an idolizing and unsuspecting country. In a farcical, uproarious scene, he is greeted amid flashbulbs and frock coats by his power-hungry, domineering mother and her politician husband, who have decided to use Shaw's fame to further their own unscrupulous ambitions. What follows is at once a spy story, a love story, and a sobering yet outrageously funny satire on demagoguery in American politics. Two tender love stories provide an undercurrent theme: the powers of light against the powers of dark. Shaw, the pawn, the brainwashed, is caught between the forces struggling for his soul. With humor, anger, and compassion, Richard Condon brings this mortal combat to a spectacular surprise ending, an ending that the New York Times says, will knock your reading glasses offRichard Condon (1915-1966) began writing in 1957 after a brief career as an ad writer and Hollywood agency. His second novel, The Manchurian Candidate (1959), and the 1962 film adaptation of it made him a household name. Prizzi's Honor, his novel, was adapted into a popular film.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781568582702 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568582706 |
| Title | The Manchurian Candidate |
| Author | Richard Condon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Four Walls Eight Windows |
| Year published | 2003-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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