The Mission Song
by:
John le Carré (author)
In one sense, Bruno "Salvo" Salvador is already living undercover: He is the son of a British missionary and a Congolese chieftain's daughter, but his light complexion and Caucasian features enable him to "pass" in a racist world. His penchant for secrecy (which includes a clandestine affair)...
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In one sense, Bruno "Salvo" Salvador is already living undercover: He is the son of a British missionary and a Congolese chieftain's daughter, but his light complexion and Caucasian features enable him to "pass" in a racist world. His penchant for secrecy (which includes a clandestine affair) intensifies dramatically after he is drafted as an interpreter for plotters conniving to overthrow his homeland's government. As usual, suspense master John le Carré manages to enmesh an ordinary person in matters of high state importance. A first-rate fiction by a major world novelist.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316016759 (0316016756)
Publish date: November 14th 2007
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Suspense
This book took a very long time to develop, but that's typical of John le Carre, isn't it? When the psychological state of the protagonist is the most important driving factor, it takes time to build to that point of action. But even when you reach that point in The Mission Song, it isn't enough t...
This is one of le Carré's post-Cold War novels, and the subject is Africa. Like all of his spy thrillers, the tone is seedy, cynical, and heartbreaking, as a decent man has his idealism shattered and sees his best intentions trampled on and turned to shit."Salvo" is the son of a British missionary a...
A well plotted, engaging, and wonderfully populated thriller that explores the at times self-defeating goals and complexities of African democracies, while underscoring the backhanded practices of Western agencies to undermine individuals, and nations, who stand in their way.Le Carré's "The Mission ...
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