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Critical Essay by Herbert Gold
Richard Condon has tireless wit (though sometimes it fatigues the reader) and must enjoy what he is doing without necessarily believing it. And what he does can be fun&#...
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Critical Essay by William Cole
Condon is a romper, and [Bandicoot] is one of his wilder and funnier romps. The plot? Forget it! The story concerns a gambling-mad ex-British naval captain, Japanese ind...
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Critical Essay by Rick Davis
Satire is always difficult to write and often is difficult to understand. We have read the works of many authors who have failed in their attempts; not Condon. He's...
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Critical Essay by Anthony R. Cannella
[Bandicott] has some very funny redeeming qualities: Yvonne Bonnette, the hero's mistress, has the body of "a ripened Nereid every square inch of wh...
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In the following interview, Baker presents Condon's comments on his writing career, including highlights from his personal life.
Richard Condon, who has been writing novels for 26 years—...
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In her review of Emperor of America below, Conroy questions Condon on a variety of topics, including his politics, his writings, and his future plans.
Each time Chay would make a plan to slip into Ne...
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In the following review. Heard profiles the central characters in The Final Addiction, concluding that Condon "keeps things running nicely."
As fans of The Manchurian Candidate will reca...
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In the review below, Mitgang discusses the targets of Condon's satire in The Final Addiction.
There's nobody else quite like Richard Condon writing satirical novels today. The singular C...
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Below, the critic briefly summarizes the major themes of The Venerable Bead.
Galloping satire whose hairpin turns can be followed only by God (the Bible) and Condon (The Manchurian Candidate, etc. etc...
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In the review below, Cantor analyzes the plot of The Venerable Bead.
Even in the more than 10,000 words The Washington Post has provided for me to review Richard Condon's new novel, The Venerab...
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In the following excerpt, Mitgang lauds Condon's mockery of the politically powerful in The Venerable Bead.
The heroine of Richard Condon's 25th novel—his deadliest satire on the ...
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Below, Westlake calls The Venerable Bead "a lot of fun, loose-jointed, manic, over the top from first word to last."
Richard Condon has always been way out there on the cutting edge betw...
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In the review below, Queenan finds Prizzi's Money "riotously funny," emphasizing Condon's "acid prose."
Measles rarely plays a pivotal role in books about the...
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In the following excerpt, Petrakos gives a brief, favorable review of Prizzi's Money.
Malice, greed, violent death, betrayal, conspiracy—only Richard Condon can write about such matters ...
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In the following review, Skow comments on the characters of Prizzi's Family.
"Prequel" is one of those smarmy coinages, like "brunch," that make a self-respecting us...
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In the review below, Inagaki claims that Prizzi's Money is "enjoyable reading."
George Asbury, a billionaire businessman who has served as "advisor to presidents", i...
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In the following obituary, Gussow reviews Condon's literary career and life.
Richard Condon, the fiendishly inventive novelist and political satirist who wrote The Manchurian Candidate, Winter ...
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Below, McCarry reminisces about Condon's most significant novels and his contribution to the genre.
Richard Condon, who died yesterday in Dallas, the city of cities in the world atlas of conspi...
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In the obituary below, Oliver presents a summary of Condon's life and career.
Richard Condon, best-selling author of about two dozen novels—including The Manchurian Candidate and Prizzi&...
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In the essay below, Neill reviews Condon's life and literary accomplishments.
Like Don Corrado Prizzi, Richard Condon believes in family. For the Don—venomous and ancient, the spider at ...
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In the following essay, Mann relates the difficulties of transforming Condon's novels into screenplays
Because his novel Prizzi's Honor was such a success, both as a book and a movie, Ri...
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In the following excerpt, Champlin finds Condon's "gift for the preposterous undiminished" in Prizzi's Glory.
After Prizzi's Honor and a prequel, Prizzi's Fam...
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In the review below, Patrick praises Condon's characterization in Prizzi's Glory.
The final volume in the Prizzi trilogy, Prizzi's Glory, opens in 1985 with the family doing busin...
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Critical Essay by Herbert Gold
