The Vertical Smile
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Author | Richard Condon |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Political Satire |
Publisher | New York, Dial Press |
Publication date | 1971 |
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[]
Categories:
- 1971 American novels
- Novels by Richard Condon
- American political novels
- Political satire books
- 1970s novel stubs