Description
A young congressional aide joins the campaign staff of a charismatic Southern governor whose instincts for power are matched only by his appetite for excess. As the race heats up, the idealistic narrator—an ambitious Black man navigating a world of ambition, loyalty, and compromise—finds himself pulled deeper into the machinery of politics and the relentless spotlight of the media. Blending sharp political observation with morally complicated character dynamics, the novel explores adultery, sexual politics, public image, and the uneasy bargain between idealism and realism. Controversial and widely discussed for its anonymous authorship and its close resemblance to real-world campaign culture, this is a fast, incisive portrait of how celebrity, messaging, and desire can shape a nation’s choices.
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paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Oct 17, 2006
384 pages
ISBN: 9780812976472
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First Published
1998
Language
eng
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