The Book of Spies
Author | : Anthony Burgess |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004-06-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780375759598 |
ISBN-13 | : 037575959X |
Rating | : 4/5 (59X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Book of Spies written by Anthony Burgess and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.