 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Condon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Political Satire |
| Publisher | New York, Dial Press |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 334 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0803796133 |
| OCLC | 195069 |
The Vertical Smile is a political satire novel by Richard Condon, published in 1971. It deals with politics, sex and greed, centering on the 68-year-old mother of a political candidate falling in love with a 70-year-old man with a very outrageous and scandalous history.
Reception
The novel was panned by Kirkus in 1971. The reviewer wrote that "those who remember Mr. Condon as a staggering storyteller will have to look elsewhere" and "very readable it's not". [1]
References
- ^ Richard Condon. "THE VERTICAL SMILE". Kirkus Reviews.
External links
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First edition | |
| Author | Richard Condon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Political Satire |
| Publisher | New York, Dial Press |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 334 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0803796133 |
| OCLC | 195069 |
The Vertical Smile is a political satire novel by Richard Condon, published in 1971. It deals with politics, sex and greed, centering on the 68-year-old mother of a political candidate falling in love with a 70-year-old man with a very outrageous and scandalous history.
Reception
The novel was panned by Kirkus in 1971. The reviewer wrote that "those who remember Mr. Condon as a staggering storyteller will have to look elsewhere" and "very readable it's not". [1]
References
- ^ Richard Condon. "THE VERTICAL SMILE". Kirkus Reviews.
External links
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| This article about a 1970s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |