by Richard Condon · Michael Joseph · tapa dura · ISBN 9780718133757
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Satirical fable on American politics as Washington is destroyed by a suspicious nuclear accident and an Army colonel assumes command of the nation. A humorous satire on American politics by the author of "The Manchurian Candidate".
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.
