The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - Brossura

Le Carre, John

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ISBN 10: 0143121421 ISBN 13: 9780143121428

Casa editrice: Penguin Group USA, 2012

Riassunto

John le Carré’s third novelA #1 New York Times bestseller for 34 weeksand the book that launched his career worldwide

In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worsea desk jobControl offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Servicewith himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants.

Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage.

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Recensione:

“The best spy story I have ever read.”—Graham Greene

“First-rate and tremendously exciting.”—Daphne du Maurier

“Le Carré is one of the best novelists—of any kind—we have.”—Vanity Fair

“Written...with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more.”—Time

L'autore:

New York Times bestselling author John le Carré (A Delicate Truth and Spy Who Came in from the Cold) was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton and served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. For the last fifty years he has lived by his pen. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.

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• Editore: Penguin Group USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143121421
• ISBN 13: 9780143121428
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 225