 First edition | |
| Author | Allen Drury |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Advise and Consent |
| Genre | Political novel |
| Published | August 11, 1959[1] |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette) |
| Pages | 616 pages |
| ISBN | 0-385-05419-X |
| Followed by | A Shade of Difference |
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.
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]
- ^ "Advise and Consent (advertisement)". The New York Times: 20. August 11, 1959.
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- ^ Simon, Scott (September 2, 2009). "At 50, a D.C. Novel With Legs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ Kemme, Tom (1987). Political Fiction, the Spirit of the Age, and Allen Drury. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 242.
- ^ Simon, Phil (May 28, 2014). "Classic Politics: The Works of Allen Drury Now Back in Print". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize Winners: Fiction (1948-present)". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Dinitia (September 3, 1998). "Allen Drury, 80, Novelist; Wrote Advise and Consent (Obituary)". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2015.