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| − | '''Advice and Consent''' is a widely acclaimed novel by Allen Drury about a Senate confirmation battle for a nominee to become Secretary of State, who was suspected being a [[communist]]. This political fiction was published in 1959 and soared to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and also won a [[Pulitzer Prize]]. The hearings concerning [[Alger Hiss]] are thought to have inspired parts of this book. | + | '''Advice and Consent''' is a widely acclaimed novel by Allen Drury about a Senate confirmation battle for a nominee to become Secretary of State, who was suspected being a [[communist]]. This political fiction was published in 1959 and soared to the top of the ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller list, and also won a [[Pulitzer Prize]]. The hearings concerning [[Alger Hiss]] are thought to have inspired parts of this book. |
Drury was a reporter who covered the [[U.S. Senate]] during [[World War II]] for a news wire, and later joined the staff of the ''New York Times''. | Drury was a reporter who covered the [[U.S. Senate]] during [[World War II]] for a news wire, and later joined the staff of the ''New York Times''. | ||
Revision as of 20:14, September 5, 2020
Advice and Consent is a widely acclaimed novel by Allen Drury about a Senate confirmation battle for a nominee to become Secretary of State, who was suspected being a communist. This political fiction was published in 1959 and soared to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and also won a Pulitzer Prize. The hearings concerning Alger Hiss are thought to have inspired parts of this book.
Drury was a reporter who covered the U.S. Senate during World War II for a news wire, and later joined the staff of the New York Times.