Advise and Consent
1959 novel by Allen Drury / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Advise and Consent is a 1959 political fiction novel by Allen Drury that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence that the nominee had been a member of the Communist Party. The chief characters' responses to the evidence, and their efforts to spread or suppress it, form the basis of the novel.
Author | Allen Drury |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Advise and Consent |
Genre | Political novel |
Published | August 11, 1959[1] |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette) |
Pages | 616 pages |
ISBN | 0-385-05419-X |
Followed by | A Shade of Difference |
The novel spent 102 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960 and was adapted into a successful 1962 film starring Henry Fonda.[2][3][4][5] It was followed by Drury's A Shade of Difference in 1962, and four additional sequels.[6]