The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 067964251X ISBN 13 : 9780679642510

Editeur : Random House Inc, 2003

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Here is an extraordinary collection of the world’s best literary espionage, selected by Alan Furst, a contemporary master of the genre. The Book of Spies brings us the aristocratic intrigues of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in which French émigrés duel with Robespierre’s secret service; the savage political realities of the 1930s in Eric Ambler’s classic A Coffin for Dimitrios; the ordinary (well, almost) citizens of John le Carré’s The Russia House, who are drawn into Cold War spy games; and the 1950s Vietnam of Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, with its portrait of American idealism and duplicity. Drawing on acknowledged classics and rediscovered treasures, A Book of Spies delivers literate entertainment and excitement on every page.

Revue de presse

“A master of the form culls from the cream of the cloak-and-dagger crop. . . . Twelve expertly chosen tales of secret operatives: shadowy and elusive, cunningly written and thrillingly fraught with peril.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Spanning nearly three quarters of a century . . . this handy sampler touches on many high points of spy writing. . . . In this case, fiction is more thrilling than truth.”
—Time Out New York

“[A] dazzling anthology . . . The writing—whether displaying the cold clarity of Maugham or the pained lyricism of McCarry—is splendid.”
—The Wall Street Journal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 067964251X
• ISBN 13: 9780679642510
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Furst Alan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible