Name: Single & Single (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection)
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Author: John Le Carré
ISBN: 9780241337318

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Single & Single (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection)

Type

Physical Book

Author

John Le Carré

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780241337318

Single & Single (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection)

John Le Carré (Author) · Penguin Classics · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Single & Single (The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection) "

'An adventure that takes us to the ends of the earth via the rich but often barren landscape of the human heart' The TimesWhy was an English lawyer shot dead in Turkey by his firm's top client? How can a down-at-heel magician in Devon explain the vast fortune that has mysteriously appeared in his daughter's trust fund? With customs officer Nat Brock on the trail, the answers point to the House of Single - once a respectable finance company, now entangled with a Russian crime syndicate.West is pitted against East, and the British establishment against a labyrinthine criminal superpower, in le Carré's searing novel of lives built upon lies.'A masterly work, faultless fiction of the highest order' Glasgow Herald

John Le Carré

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John le Carré, pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (1931–2020), was a British novelist known for redefining espionage literature. Before fully dedicating himself to writing, he worked for the British intelligence services MI5 and MI6 during the Cold War, an experience that deeply influenced his works. His narrative is characterized by a realistic and morally complex view of espionage, moving away from the genre's stereotypes. He declined official awards and honors, though he was awarded the Goethe Medal in 2011

Among his most notable novels are The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974), The Little Drummer Girl (1983), The Constant Gardener (2001), and The Tailor of Panama (1996). Many of these works have been adapted into film and television, solidifying his legacy in popular culture. His most iconic character, agent George Smiley, features in several of his novels and symbolizes moral complexity in the world of espionage.

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