PRIMARY COLORS

Klein, Joe

ISBN 10: 0679448594 / ISBN 13: 9780679448594

Published by Random House, NY, 1996

About this Item

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (Random House First Printings start with "2" in the print line. The line here is 2468B9753). 8vo (6.5 x 9.5"). (xii), 366, (6) pp. Quarter bound in pblisher's white cloth over gray boards, gilt lettering on spine. Young Henry Burton is half flattered, half shanghaied, by the governor of a small Southern state to join him as campaign staff, in a run for the presidency. What follows for Henry, and the reader, is an education in modern American electoral politics that in dramatic power, humor, psychological acuity, and insider knowledge beggars a hundred textbooks and a thousand lectures. This is the pseudonymous, anonymous novel closely based on Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. The question of the identity of the book's author became the talk of Washington and the media as soon as the book was published and debate continued until a reporter from the Washington Post was able to identify Klein by the handwriting in the marginal notes on a set of galleys. The subsequent scandal became a debate about ethics in journalism. Klein was a columnist for Newsweek at the time of publication and had denied writing the book, as had his superiors at Newsweek. Klein was forced to leave Newsweek and took a position at The New Yorker. The first edition was immediately sold out, and the book has been reprinted at least eight times, and became a huge bestseller. The novel was the basis for the feature film of the same name staring John Travolta and Emma Thompson. An excellent copy of a highly readable and amusing novel. . Dust jacket shows only slight shelf-wear, very slight rubbing to spine. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PRIMARY COLORS
• Publisher: Random House, NY
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679448594
• ISBN 13: 9780679448594
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition Thus. 1.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Business, Law & Government
  • History

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Synopsis

A brilliant and penetrating look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a funny, wise, and dramatic story with characters and events that resemble some familiar, real-life figures. When a former congressional aide becomes part of the staff of the governor of a small Southern state, he watches in horror, admiration, and amazement, as the governor mixes calculation and sincerity in his not-so-above-board campaign for the presidency.

From the Inside Flap

and penetrating look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a funny, wise, and dramatic story with characters and events that resemble some familiar, real-life figures. When a former congressional aide becomes part of the staff of the governor of a small Southern state, he watches in horror, admiration, and amazement, as the governor mixes calculation and sincerity in his not-so-above-board campaign for the presidency.