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Wikipedia article




'The Fourth K' is a novel by Mario Puzo, published in 1990. It is set during the Presidency of fictional "Francis Xavier Kennedy," nephew of John F., Robert F. and Ted Kennedy.

Plot summary



President Francis Xavier Kennedy is elected to office, in large part, thanks to the legacy of his forebearsgood looks, privilege, wealthand is the very embodiment of youthful optimism. Too soon, however, he is beaten down by the political process and, disabused of his ideals, becomes a leader totally unlike what he has been before.

When his daughter becomes a pawn in a brutal terrorist plot, Kennedy, who has obsessively kept alive the memory of his uncles assassinations, activates all his power to retaliate in a series of violent measures. As the explosive events unfold, the world and those closest to him look on with both awe and horror.

Mario Puzo has stated: "'The Fourth K' was a [commercial] failurebut it was my most ambitious book."

See also



*Kennedy family

References



Category:1990 novels

Category:Novels by Mario Puzo

Category:American political novels

Category:Novels about terrorism

Category:Kennedy family

Category:Future history

fr:Le Quatrime K


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