7.4 /10 1 Votes7.4
Language English Publisher New York, Dial Press Originally published 1971 Country United States of America | 3.7/5 Goodreads Genre Political Satire Publication date 1971 OCLC 195069 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pages 334 pp (first edition, hardback) Richard Condon books The Final Addiction, Prizzi's Glory, An Infinity of Mirrors, The Oldest Confession | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vertical Smile is a political satire novel by Richard Condon. The book deals with politics, sex and greed. The 68-year-old mother of a political candidate is 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".
References
The Vertical Smile Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA