Synopses & Reviews
John Le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him aunprecedented worldwide acclaim.
Magnus Pym, Britian's premier spy, has vanished -- sending intelligence communities on a frenzied international manhunt. As the search plays out, so does a chain of clandestine operations surfacingin Washington, Vienna, Prague, London, and Berlin.
But the most powerful drama of all comes from exploring Pym's background -- his education as a spy, and the spectular motives and mentors who transformed him into a master of guile and deception.
Synopsis
John Le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him aunprecedented worldwide acclaim.
Magnus Pym, Britian's premier spy, has vanished -- sending intelligence communities on a frenzied international manhunt. As the search plays out, so does a chain of clandestine operations surfacingin Washington, Vienna, Prague, London, and Berlin.
But the most powerful drama of all comes from exploring Pym's background -- his education as a spy, and the spectular motives and mentors who transformed him into a master of guile and deception.
Synopsis
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.
Magnus Pym, Britain's premier spy, has vanished -- sending intelligence communities on a frenzied international manhunt. As the search plays out, so does a chain of clandestine operations surfacing in Washington, Vienna, Prague, London, and Berlin.
But the most powerful drama of all comes from exploring Pym's background -- his education as a spy, and the spectacular motives and mentors who transformed him into a master of guile and deception.
About the Author
John Le Carré was born in England in 1931. After attending the universities of Berne and Oxford, he spent five years in the British Foreign Service. He is the author of seventeen novels, including The Spy Who Came In from the Cold; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People; A Perfect Spy; The Little Drummer Girl; The Russia House; The Naive and Sentimental Lover; The Tailor of Panama; and Single & Single, and his books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in England.