Primary Colors

A Novel of Politics

by Joe Klein; Joe (AFT) Klein

This thinly-disguised roman a clef about a presidential campaign that is uncannily like the 1992 Clinton campaign.The story involves Governor Jack Stanton, a deft and ambitious politician, and his equally ambitious wife, Susan, who is aware of her husband's indiscretions but stands by him despite it all.

Editions of Primary Colors

	ISBN 9780679449188	Binding/Format Audio Cassette	Publisher Random House	Date 1996	Price $1.00	Used - Good
	ISBN 9780812976472	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Random House Inc	Date 2006	Price $8.37	NEW

Publisher Notes

A former congressional aide of mixed race, Henry Burton takes a new job with Jack Stanton, governor of a small Southern state who has his eye on the presidency, observing his campaign, his idiosyncratic lifestyle, and the controversies and scandals surrounding him. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Media Reviews

"It becomes clear very quickly that 'Primary Colors', the rollicking new satire by the coy, media-savvy author Anonymous, is loosely modeled on Robert Penn Warren's classic 'All the King's Men'. Once again, we are given the tale of a Southern politician's rise to power, narrated by one of his young disciples. Once again, we are asked to contemplate the moral compromises made in the world of politics. Anonymous, however, is no Robert Penn Warren. And Anonymous's Southern pol, Jack Stanton, is no Willie Stark; he's a cartoon version of Bill Clinton. And therein lies both the fascination and disappointment of this novel. To be sure, 'Primary Colors' gives the reader an entertaining, inside and often very funny look at the daily workings of a political campaign...But for all its humor and keenly observed descriptions, the novel appeals to our gossip radar rather than our literary instincts."