The Parallax View

by Loren Singer

"Some Comments from here and abroad concerning THE PARALLAX

â An exciting story to begin withâ ¦ the sinister events in the United States make it more powerful.â
Wigan Evening Post (England)

â â ¦ Mr. Singerâ s narrative is stunning to readâ ¦â
Oxford Mail (England)

â â ¦ a very original novel.â
Boileau-Narcejac, Lâ Express (France)

â â ¦ donâ t miss it for any reason.â
Mysterie Magazine (France)

â â ¦ will the enormous machine finally destroy us allâ ¦ under the pretext of preserving the common goodâ ¦â
Petites Affiches Lyonnais (France)

â â ¦an astounding example of the genreâ ¦â
Progres Dimanche (France)

â â ¦ a chilling suspense story.â
Seattle Times

â â ¦ amazingly skillful novel.â
St. Louis Post Dispatch

â â ¦ interesting, intriguing, frightening.â
Daily Olympian

â â ¦ dark, brooding, exciting, and good story-tellingâ ¦â
Canyon Crier

â â ¦ an exciting and suspenseful plot written with harsh accents.â
Delta Democrat Times

â â ¦ a skillful talented writer.â
Tuscaloosa News
â â ¦ there is a strange and fascinating book on the standsâ ¦â
Albany Knickerbocker News

â â ¦ a highly enigmatic suspense novelâ ¦â
New York Post

â â ¦ written with the vigor and strength that gives truth to fictionâ ¦â
Republique, Toulon (France)


A film version of this novel by Paramount is often shown on television. Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula Prentiss, and Warren Beatty were in the cast. The cinematographer was Gordon Willis, the director Alan Pakula.



Cover Photograph by Ellen Jaffe."

144 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

Loren Adelson Singer was an American novelist, best-known for his 1970 political thriller, The Parallax View, which was made into a successful 1974 film, of the same name, starring Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, Hume Cronyn and William Daniels.