![]() ![]() ![]() It's a feat of bravery that earns Shaw the prestigious Medal of Honor - just as the Chinese intended. ![]() The idea is that during the Korean War Raymond Shaw and ten other men on an Intelligence and Reconnaissance patrol were captured by the Chinese, brainwashed, and then released, convinced that Shaw had heroically saved them (save two, who didn't make it) after an (imaginary) engagement with the enemy. In The Manchurian Candidate author Richard Condon takes a clever idea and nearly runs amok with it. We acknowledge (and remind and warn you) that they may, in fact, be entirely unrepresentative of the actual reviews by any other measure. Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. Condon accelerates his plot to an ingenious crisis and writes in high-speed vituperative prose which is often difficult and clumsy, but his sardonic wit keeps brilliant control of the two parallel intrigues." - Times Literary Supplement Condon has not written a successful novel but a wild, vigorous, curiously readable melange." - Frederic Morton, The New York Times Book Review The Manchurian Candidate was made into a movie in 2004, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Liev Schreiber, Denzel Washington, and Meryl Streep.The Manchurian Candidate was made into a movie in 1962, directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, and Janet Leigh.The Four Walls Eight Windows edition (2003) comes with an Introduction by Louis Menand that is essentially identical with the piece Brainwashed published in The New Yorker.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. The Manchurian Candidate - Richard Condon ![]()
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