Seven Days in May (novel)
 Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 342 pp. |
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]
The plot concerns an attempted military coup in the United States.
Reception
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.
Awards
The novel was nominated for the 1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.[1]
Adaptations
The book has twice been adapted for screen:
- Seven Days in May (1964), starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Fredric March,
- The Enemy Within (1994), a HBO film starring Forest Whitaker, Sam Waterston, and Jason Robards.
See also
- 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)