Seven Days in May (novel)

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]

Seven Days in May
Cover of first edition
AuthorFletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarper & Row
Publication date
1962
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages342 pp.

The plot concerns an attempted military coup in the United States.

Reception

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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 [ru], in 1983.

Awards

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The novel was nominated for the 1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.[1]

Adaptations

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The book has twice been adapted for screen:

See also

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  • Mount Weather, which was mentioned in the novel
  • Patriot Freeway, which was formerly the 'War road' (the dirt road mentioned at the beginning of the novel)

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