 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Condon |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Bernard Krigstein |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller novel |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Publication date | April 27, 1959[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 311 |
| OCLC | 52409655 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3553.O487 M36 2003 |
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.
- ^ "Books Today". The New York Times: 25. April 27, 1959.