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Legends - Couverture souple

Littell, Robert

 
9781419744877: Legends
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1419744879 ISBN 13 : 9781419744877
Editeur : Abrams, 2020

Synopsis

A award-winning, psychological post-Cold War novel - adapted as a TNT series starring Sean Bean - Legends is the next blockbuster spy novel from Robert Littell. Martin Odum is a onetime CIA field agent turned private detective in Brooklyn, struggling his way through a labyrinth of memories and past identities?“legends” in Agency parlance. But who is Martin Odum? Is he a creation of the Legend Committee at the CIA’s Langley headquarters? Is he suffering from multiple personality disorder, brainwashing, or simply exhaustion? Widely considered one of the true grand masters of American spy fiction, Robert Littell shifts focus from the broad Cold War canvas of his international bestseller The Company to the life of a single CIA operative caught in a contradictory “wilderness of mirrors” in which remembering the past and forgetting it are both deadly options. From unforgettable opening to astonishing ending, Legends again proves Littell’s unparalleled prowess as a seductive storyteller.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Littell is the author of more than a dozen other highly acclaimed novels, many about the Cold War and the Soviet Union, including his masterwork, the New York Times bestseller The Company, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award winner for Best Mystery/Thriller, Legends. An American born in Brooklyn, Littell now lives in France.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A award-winning, psychological post-Cold War novel - adapted as a TNT series starring Sean Bean - Legends is the next blockbuster spy novel from Robert Littell. Martin Odum is a onetime CIA field agent turned private detective in Brooklyn, struggling his way through a labyrinth of memories and past identities?“legends” in Agency parlance. But who is Martin Odum? Is he a creation of the Legend Committee at the CIA’s Langley headquarters? Is he suffering from multiple personality disorder, brainwashing, or simply exhaustion? Widely considered one of the true grand masters of American spy fiction, Robert Littell shifts focus from the broad Cold War canvas of his international bestseller The Company to the life of a single CIA operative caught in a contradictory “wilderness of mirrors” in which remembering the past and forgetting it are both deadly options. From unforgettable opening to astonishing ending, Legends again proves Littell’s unparalleled prowess as a seductive storyteller.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Abrams
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1419744879
ISBN 13 
9781419744877
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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