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All the King's Men

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The story is about Willie Stark, a slick politician of humble birth, who was based on real-life Huey Long, a Louisiana governor, but the real main character is Jack Burden, a reporter who serves to narrate the story and Stark's rise to power.

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Robert Penn Warren

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Drama Fiction Southern states, fiction American fiction (fictional works by one author) Modern Literature 813/.52 Politics and government Political fiction Fiction, political award:pulitzer_prize=fiction Pulitzer Prize Winner Political corruption Politicians Governors Politicians, fiction Politicians in fiction Southern States in fiction Nineteen thirties American Political fiction Political plays Political fiction, american award:pulitzer_prize=1947 Ps3545.a748 a7 2001

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