Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

The Age of Longing

Arthur Koestler

Entered Mar 18, 1951 · peaked at #5 on Apr 1, 1951 · 11 weeks on the list, last seen Jun 3, 1951

Book Power
65.6
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
11
March 1951 – June 1951

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Arthur Koestlerprimary100%65.6

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 1, 1951 on the timeline →
  1. #1From Here to EternityJames Jones
  2. #2Joy StreetFrances Parkinson Keyes
  3. #3The DisenchantedBudd Schulberg
  4. #4Morning JourneyJames Hilton
  5. #5The Age of LongingArthur Koestler
  6. #6The Balance WheelTaylor Caldwell
  7. #7River of the SunJames Ramsey Ullman
  8. #8The DisappearancePhilip Wylie
  9. #9Round the BendNevil Shute
  10. #10FoxfireAnya Seton
The Age of Longing — Arthur Koestler · ChartReign