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The Night of the Generals

Hans Kirst

Entered Apr 5, 1964 · peaked at #9 on Apr 12, 1964 · 7 weeks on the list, last seen May 24, 1964

Book Power
31.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
7
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
7
April 1964 – May 1964

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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
Hans Kirstprimary100%31.1

The top ten the week it peaked

See Apr 12, 1964 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré
  2. #2The GroupMary McCarthy
  3. #3ConventionFletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II
  4. #4The Wapshot ScandalJohn Cheever
  5. #5The MartyredRichard E. Kim
  6. #6The Venetian AffairHelen MacInnes
  7. #7Von Ryan's ExpressDavid Westheimer
  8. #8The Hat on the BedJohn O'Hara
  9. #9The Night of the GeneralsHans Kirst
  10. #10The Shoes of the FishermanMorris L. West