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| Title | : | A Perfect Spy |
| Author | : | John le Carré |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 608 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 2002 by Scribner Book Company (first published March 12th 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Thriller. Mystery |
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John le Carre'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 Carre 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.Present Books Conducive To A Perfect Spy
| Original Title: | A Perfect Spy |
| ISBN: | 0743457927 (ISBN13: 9780743457927) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Martin Beck Award (1986), Deutscher Krimi Preis for 3. Platz International (1987) |
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A brilliant novel, though regular readers of le Carre should be warned that it is primarily a character study and only as an afterthought a spy thriller. The author has written many books about how the espionage community functioned during the Cold War, in this one he chose to focus on the inner workings of the minds of its members. The storytelling was a bit disjointed at times, but I think it was deliberate, as it suited the theme of the book and the rather disjointed personality of itsThere are novels which can only be described by a single word: epic. John le Carre's A Perfect Spy, published originally in 1986, is one of those novels to be certain. It is a tale that stretches right across half the twentieth century in the form of the life of Magnus Pym, the perfect spy of the novel's title. The novel is also, in fine le Carre tradition, a fine cross between the spy thriller and a human drama and is all the better for it. The story revolves around the life and times of
I found 'A Perfect Spy' (1986) by John le Carré quite hard work for the two thirds of the book however I stuck with it and was really glad I did. In the final third it comes together beautifully.I was also pleased I'd already read John le Carré: The Biography' by Adam Sisman, as 'A Perfect Spy' is very autobiographical and much of the plot concerns John le Carré's own upbringing, and in particular his appalling conman father Ronnie Cornwell who masqueraded as a successful entrepreneur making and
This was a brilliant story. At first I wasn't going to give it any stars because it seemed more like a stream of consciousness story and not a novel as we know it. But as I got into the story and its flow, I got sucked in. And this is a stand alone story. It has nothing to do with Smiley and The Circus. So if you have never read a LeCarre story before, this is a good introduction to his writing style.
Sometimes we have to do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions, not answers. John le Carré, A Perfect Spy Remembrances of loyalties past. In some of le Carré's novels you feel haunted by the ghosts of Conrad, Greene, Nabokov, etc. In 'The Perfect Spy', I went back and forth about whether le Carré was building this novel to be Dickensian spy novel or a Proustian spy novel.I still haven't quite figured it out. All I know is that it worked. It was
I recently found a review of this book ( here ) that notes that A Perfect Spy is a kind of what-if autobiographical account of John LeCarre himself (fictionalized, obviously). Whether this is or is not the case, this is one of the best novels I've read this year. Magnus Pym, intelligence agent for the British, has gone to London after the news of his father Rick's death. He is supposed to return to Vienna, where he and his wife Mary are currently stationed, but instead he sends his luggage on
Like all his books, intriguing, sometimes complicated, but very well written and un-put-downable
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