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Fletcher Knebel

    1 ottobre 1911 – 26 febbraio 1993

    Fletcher Knebel è stato un autore americano celebrato per le sue popolari opere di narrativa politica. La sua scrittura si è addentrata nelle tensioni e nelle inquietanti correnti del potere e delle manovre politiche. Con acuta intuizione, Knebel ha esplorato gli aspetti più oscuri del governo, esaminando come l'ambizione e l'intrigo potessero plasmare i destini nazionali. Le sue narrazioni sono spesso servite come ammonimenti, evidenziando la fragilità della democrazia e il potenziale abuso di potere. I lettori hanno apprezzato la sua abilità nel creare thriller avvincenti con un profondo commento sociale.

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    Sedm dní v Bílém domě
    Seven days in May
    Trespass
    Airport. Nicholas and Alexandra. The Kitchen Madonna. Vanished
    Night of Camp David
    • Night of Camp David

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      “What would happen if the president of the U.S.A. went stark-raving mad?” Back by popular demand, The New York Times calls the 1965 bestselling political thriller by the author of Seven Days in May, “A little too plausible for comfort.” How can one man convince the highest powers in Washington that the President of the United States is dangerously unstable—before it’s too late? Senator Jim MacVeagh is proud to serve his country—and his president, Mark Hollenbach, who has a near-spotless reputation as the vibrant, charismatic leader of MacVeagh’s party and the nation. When Hollenbach begins taking MacVeagh into his confidence, the young senator knows that his star is on the rise. But then Hollenbach starts summoning MacVeagh in the middle of the night to Camp David. There, the president sits in the dark and rants about his enemies, unfurling insane theories about all the people he says are conspiring against him. They would do anything, President Hollenbach tells the stunned senator, to stop him from setting in motion the grand, unprecedented plans he has to make America a great world power once again. MacVeagh comes away from these meetings increasingly convinced that the man he once admired has lost his mind. But what can he do? Who can he tell?

      Night of Camp David
    • Prezident Spojených států, který je nucen čelit náhodně odhalenému spiknutí pravicových generálů, nejvyšších velitelů americké armády, je postaven před řadu složitých rozhodnutí. Román dvojice amerických novinářů, podle něhož přední americký režisér Frankenheimer natočil v roce1964 stejnojmenný film, nám dramatickým způsobem přibližuje americké praktiky a odhaluje pozadí pokusu o fašistický puč. Autorům knihy nešlo o senzacechtivé ztvárnění závažného tématu, jež by mělo čtenáře laciným způsobem zastrašovat. Jejich věcně a takřka reportážním stylem napsaný román je poutavou literární a politickou fikcí, avšak události v ní popisované by snadno mohly přerůst v realitu nebezpečnou celému světu.

      Sedm dní v Bílém domě