{"product_id":"the-manchurian-candidate-paperback","title":"The Manchurian Candidate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may be the most sophisticated political thriller ever made in Hollywood, film critic Pauline Kael wrote of John Frankenheimer's terrifying 1962 political thriller about an American serviceman brainwashed in Korea and made into an assassin. Sophisticated to be sure, it's also a headlong fall through the looking-glass of American politics and the most deeply prophetic film of the second half of the American century. As Greil Marcus reconstructs the drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate \u003c\/i\u003eis a movie in which the director and actors, including Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury in an Academy Award-nominated performance, were suddenly capable of anything, beyond any expectations. \u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes a new foreword highlighting the movie's terrifying contemporary relevance in the age of Trump and Russian interference in the US Presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDouble Trouble \u003c\/i\u003e(2000), \u003ci\u003eDead Elvis \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eLipstick Traces \u003c\/i\u003e(1989), \u003ci\u003eThe Old, Weird America\u003c\/i\u003e (1997\/2001) and \u003ci\u003eMystery Train \u003c\/i\u003e(1975). His pieces have appeared in a wide range of publications, including \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterview\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Princeton University and the University of California at Berkeley, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769352257824,"sku":"9781838719647","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb172e409f651d899b0005e927f10824.webp?v=1780346207","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-manchurian-candidate-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}