Starring Colin Blakely as Alec Leamas

Le Carre, John

ISBN 10 : 0563381922 ISBN 13 : 9780563381921

Editeur : BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

A BBC Radio dramatization of the celebrated Cold War spy thriller featuring Alec Leamas. He's been with the Circus a long time - maybe too long, at least since the Berlin office was blown, with every operative caught or dead. But Control wants Berlin back, and Leamus is still the best they've got.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Beautiful 50th Anniversary special edition featuring archival material and with a special cover designAlec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment. He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas's mission may prove to be the worst thing he could ever have done. In le Carré's breakthrough work of 1963, the spy story is reborn as a gritty and terrible tale of men who are caught up in politics beyond their imagining.This 50th anniversary special edition features a wealth of original archival material, much of it from le Carré's own files, and from the making of the original 1965 film adaptation'Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell' J.B. Priestley'The best spy story I have ever read' Graham Greene'The master storyteller ... has lost none of his cunning' A. N. Wilson'I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be' Malcolm Gladwell'One of those very rare novels that changes the way you look at the world. Unflinching, highly sophisticated, superb' William BoydJohn le Carré 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 50 years he has lived by his pen. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.

Revue de presse

Superbly constructed, with an atmosphere of chilly hell (J.B. Priestley)

The best spy story I have ever read (Graham Greene)

One of those very rare novels that changes the way you look at the world. Unflinching, highly sophisticated, superb. (William Boyd)

The master storyteller ... has lost none of his cunning (A. N. Wilson)

I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be. (Malcolm Gladwell)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0563381922
• ISBN 13: 9780563381921
• Reliure: Cassette
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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