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Richard Condon
AuthorBooks · Second hand1915-1996
Richard Thomas Condon 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 almost obsessively on monetary greed and political corruption. Condon himself once said: "Every book I've ever written has been about abuse of power. I feel very strongly about that. I'd like people to know how deeply their politicians wrong them." Condon's books were occasionally bestsellers, and a number of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi.
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About Richard Condon
Birth
1915
Death
1996
First book
1958
Years writing
68
Richard Thomas Condon 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 almost obsessively on monetary greed and political corruption. Condon himself once said: "Every book I've ever written has been about abuse of power. I feel very strongly about that. I'd like people to know how deeply their politicians wrong them." Condon's books were occasionally bestsellers, and a number of his books were made into films; he is primarily remembered for his 1959 The Manchurian Candidate and, many years later, a series of four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi.
Richard Condon was born in New York in 1915 and became a key figure in American political fiction.
His most iconic work, The Manchurian Candidate, remains an absolute benchmark of the political thriller.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 52 works exploring genres such as mystery and crime fiction.
In addition to his work as a novelist, Condon had a distinguished career as a screenwriter.
His stories often delve into the complexities of the Prizzi family and the criminal underworld.
