 Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 342 pp. |
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The plot concerns an attempted military coup in the United States.
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.
The novel was nominated for the 1989 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. [1]
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