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Richard Thomas Condon (March 18, 1915 – April 9, 1996) was an American political novelist. Though his works were satire, they were generally transformed into thrillers or semi-thrillers in other media, such as cinema. All 26 books were written in distinctive Condon style, which combined a fast pace, outrage, and frequent humor while focusing ...
Apr 10, 1996 · Richard Condon, the fiendishly inventive novelist and political satirist who wrote "The Manchurian Candidate," "Winter Kills" and "Prizzi's Honor," among other books, died yesterday at...
The Oldest Confession is a 1958 novel, the first of twenty-five by the American political novelist and satirist Richard Condon. It was published by Appleton-Century-Crofts. The novel is a tragicomedy about the attempted theft of a masterpiece from a museum in Spain.
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- Richard Condon
- April 28, 1958
- Appleton-Century-Crofts
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Apr 10, 1996 · DALLAS -- Richard Condon, 81, the best-selling author whose novel of brainwashing and murder, "The Manchurian Candidate," featured eerie similarities to the future assassination of President...
Apr 9, 1996 · Born. in New York, New York, The United States. March 18, 1915. Died. April 09, 1996. Genre. Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs. edit data. Richard Thomas Condon was a satirical and thriller novelist best known for conspiratorial books such as The Manchurian Candidate.
Richard Thomas Condon was a satirical and thriller novelist best known for conspiratorial books such as The Manchurian Candidate. After service in the United States Merchant Marine, Condon achieved moderate success as a Hollywood publicist, ad writer and Hollywood agent. Condon turned to writing in 1957.
