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The Black Book

Lawrence Durrell

Entered Oct 9, 1960 · peaked at #11 on Oct 9, 1960 · 6 weeks on the list, last seen Nov 13, 1960

Book Power
15.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
6
October 1960 – November 1960

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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
Lawrence Durrellprimary100%15.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 9, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1HawaiiJames A. Michener
  2. #2Advise and ConsentAllen Drury
  3. #3The LeopardGuiseppe di Lampedusa
  4. #4To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee
  5. #5The Chapman ReportIrving Wallace
  6. #6The Lovely AmbitionMary Ellen Chase
  7. #7The Last Temptation of ChristNikos Kazantzakis
  8. #8Water of LifeHenry Morton Robinson
  9. #9Diamond HeadPeter Gilman
  10. #10Before You GoJerome Weidman
The Black Book — Lawrence Durrell · ChartReign