The Secret Pilgrim (Penguin Modern Classics)
by:
John le Carré (author)
The last of John Le Carré's espionage novels to feature his most enduring and well-loved character, George Smiley, and a gripping feat of narrative brilliance, The Secret Pilgrim is published in Penguin Modern Classics with an afterword by the author. The Cold War is over and Ned has been...
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The last of John Le Carré's espionage novels to feature his most enduring and well-loved character, George Smiley, and a gripping feat of narrative brilliance, The Secret Pilgrim is published in Penguin Modern Classics with an afterword by the author. The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address h
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B0050N7GKY
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 420
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense
Series: George Smiley (#8)
Another good audio adaption from the Smiley players. The story is more of a interlinked series of stories about the spy business and the question of morality. The Vietnam section while very powerful, is also somewhat predictable, and considering the treatment of women in certain professionals, als...
This is a collage of old tales an ageing spy tells his students before his retirement. Unfortunately the stories were told in the first person voice from a perspective I never connected with. Despite his best efforts, le Carré couldn’t make me care about Ned, not even when he was reminiscing with Sm...
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