The Manchurian Candidate
1959 novel by Richard Condon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Manchurian Candidate is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy. The novel has twice been adapted into a feature film with the same title: the first was released in 1962 and the second in 2004.
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Author | Richard Condon |
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Cover artist | Bernard Krigstein |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller novel |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Publication date | April 27, 1959[1] |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 311 |
OCLC | 52409655 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3553.O487 M36 2003 |
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