The Vertical Smile is a political satire novel by Richard Condon, published in 1971. It deals with politics, sex and greed, centering on the 68-year-old mother of a political candidate falling in love with a 70-year-old man with a very outrageous and scandalous history.

The Vertical Smile
First edition
AuthorRichard Condon
LanguageEnglish
GenrePolitical Satire
PublisherNew York, Dial Press
Publication date
1971
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback, Paperback)
Pages334 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN978-0803796133
OCLC195069

Reception

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The novel was panned by Kirkus in 1971. The reviewer wrote that "those who remember Mr. Condon as a staggering storyteller will have to look elsewhere" and "very readable it's not".[1]

References

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  1. ^ Richard Condon. "THE VERTICAL SMILE". Kirkus Reviews.
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