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1962 thriller novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seven Days in May is an American political thriller novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II, first published in hardcover by Harper & Row in 1962.[1]
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Author | Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1962 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 342 pp. |
The plot concerns an attempted military coup in the United States.
The book was a great success and was number one on The New York Times bestseller list for the weeks of November 18, 1962;[2] December 2–9, 1962;[2] and March 3, 1963.[3] (The weeks of December 16 to February 24 were not listed because of the 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike.) It was adapted into a successful American movie, also named Seven Days in May, in 1964; a Soviet three-episode miniseries, named "The Conspiracy", in 1971; and a four-episode miniseries, named The Last Argument of Kings , in 1983.
The novel was nominated for the 1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.[1]
The book has twice been adapted for screen: