Shaw, the pawn, the brainwashed, is caught between the forces struggling for his soul. Book Cover for The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon. Two tender love stories provide an undercurrent theme: the powers of light against the powers of dark. In addition to THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE his bestsellers include PRIZZIS HONOR. What follows is at once a spy story, a love story, and a sobering yet outrageously funny satire on demagoguery in American politics. In a farcical, uproarious scene, he is greeted amid flashbulbs and frock coats by his power-hungry, domineering mother and her politician husband, who have decided to use Shaw's fame to further their own unscrupulous ambitions. Shaw returns from the Korean War to an idolizing and unsuspecting country. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - Turner Classic Movies The Manchurian Candidate Brief Synopsis A Korean War hero doesnt realize hes been programmed to kill by the enemy. Buried deep within the consciousness of Sergeant Raymond Shaw is the mechanism of an assassin, a time bomb ticking toward explosion, controlled by the delicate skill of its Communist masters. The Manchurian candidate by Condon, Richard Publication date 2004 Topics Korean War, 1950-1953, Politicians' spouses, Mothers and sons, Brainwashing, Assassins, Cold War, War, Political fiction Publisher New York, N.Y. Condons best-selling works include The Manchurian Candidate and the Prizzi. This classic of Cold War paranoia is one of the most dazzling and enduring products of an unforgettable time. Richard Condon (19151996) is a political novelist from New York who wrote.
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