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The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Manchurian Candidate about?

The classic thriller about a hostile foreign power infiltrating American politics: “Brilliant... wild and exhilarating.” —The New Yorker A war hero and the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Sgt. Raymond Shaw is keeping a deadly secret—even from himself. During his time as a prisoner of war in North Korea, he was brainwashed by his Communist captors and transformed into a deadly weapon—a sleeper assassin, programmed to kill without question or mercy at his captors'signal. Now he's been returned to the United States with a covert mission: to kill a candidate running for US president... This “shocking, tense” and sharply satirical novel has become a modern classic, and was the basis for two film adaptations (San Francisco Chronicle). “Crammed with suspense.” —Chicago Tribune “Condon is wickedly skillful.” —Time

Who reads The Manchurian Candidate?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Richard Condon
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781409147800
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction
Rating
4.09 / 5 (176 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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