A Perfect Spy
by:
John le Carré (author)
John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim. Immersing readers in two parallel dramas -- one about the making of a spy, the other...
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John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim. Immersing readers in two parallel dramas -- one about the making of a spy, the other chronicling his seemingly imminent demise -- le Carré offers one of his richest and most morally resonant novels. Magnus Pym -- son of Rick, father of Tom, and a successful career officer of British Intelligence -- has vanished, to the dismay of his friends, enemies, and wife. Who is he? Who was he? Who owns him? Who trained him? Secrets of state are at risk. As the truth about Pym gradually emerges, the reader joins Pym's pursuers to explore the unsettling life and motives of a man who fought the wars he inherited with the only weapons he knew, and so became a perfect spy.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780743457927 (0743457927)
Publish date: January 1st 2003
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Pages no: 608
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense
bookshelves: published-1986, spring-2015, film-only, spies, tv, peru, mystery-thriller, devon Read from March 29 to April 09, 2015 Description: Magnus Pym -- son of Rick, father of Tom, and a successful career officer of British Intelligence -- has vanished, to the dismay of his friends, enemie...
You see, what I like about Le Carre is the total lack of James Bond cool factor. Like the Looking Glass War, this will just leave you speechless. Wonderful BBC production as usual. If you have seen Law and Order UK, Harriet Walker is part of this cast.
The general public may recognize the name Ian Fleming better than John Le Carre. That's their loss. Le Carre is the true master of the spy novel because it focuses on the most important part of espionage...the psychology. This book looks at the psychology of the narrator and what led him into the...
Long, intense, and really smart. Probably would have given it five stars, but spies aren't my thing.