![]() Even without the obvious reflection on public personages we all know, Klein is adept at keeping the readers' attention, and at times the novel is simply mesmerizing. Klein follows "Primary Colors" with the just-released "The Running Mate," a morality tale that continues to hold a magnifying glass to American politics while at the same time offering lessons on love, honor, family and community. ![]() ![]() What was almost lost in the brouhaha over the clamor about who wrote the book was the fact that the novel, in addition to dishing the dirt on the Clintons, was also an extremely well-written and absorbing tale of politics as it was played in the waning years of 20th century America. The novel was a thinly disguised roman a clef of the Clinton campaign for the White House, and the author was listed as "Anonymous."Īfter first denying rumors that he was the author, New Yorker magazine Washington correspondent Joe Klein came clean. 23 - You probably remember the cat-and-mouse game that accompanied the release of "Primary Colors," one of the most talked-about political novels in recent years. Campaign novel follows the fortunes of a fictional U.S. ![]()
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