The Oldest Confession
Novel by Richard Condon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oldest Confession is a 1958 novel, the first of twenty-five by the American political novelist and satirist Richard Condon. It was published by Appleton-Century-Crofts. The novel is a tragicomedy about the attempted theft of a masterpiece from a museum in Spain. It can be classified as a caper story or caper novel, a subset of crime novels.[2] The book deals with issues of money, greed, ethics and morality.[3] It was adapted into a film retitled The Happy Thieves. [4]
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Author | Richard Condon |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Appleton-Century-Crofts |
Publication date | April 28, 1958[1] |
Publication place | United States |
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