Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Lion Feuchtwanger
Charting Nov 14, 1932 → Jun 7, 1953 · 41 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 6.43%
- week of May 7, 1934
- Career Power
- 285
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 2
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 121
- February 1947 – February 1948
- Peak Five Years
- 181
- September 1946 – September 1951
- Top-five weeks
- 13
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 41
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Apr 2, 1934
- Comebacks
- 3
- April 1934, October 1947, July 1951
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Feb 13, 1933 | Apr 2, 1934 | 59 | 58 | 1.20% | 2.40% |
| After absence | Aug 13, 1934 | Oct 26, 1947 | 689 | 686 | 6.44% | 2.33% |
| After absence | Apr 18, 1948 | Jul 8, 1951 | 168 | 164 | 6.44% | 2.31% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
5 books · 285 share-weeks of Career Power
Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proud Destiny | #3 | 18 | 120.8 | ||
| The Oppermanns | #1 | 8 | 90.9 | ||
| This Is the Hour | #7 | 13 | 60.2 | ||
| Josephus | #3 | 1 | 11.0 | ||
| Tis Folly to Be Wise | #16 | 1 | 1.8 |