A Legacy of Spies

作者 John le Carré作者
出版社 Viking
出版时间 2017年9月
ISBN 0241308542 或 9780241308547
定价 129.00

内容简介

ChosenasaBookoftheYearinTheTimesLiterarySupplement,theEveningStandard,theDailyTelegraph,theGuardian,TheTimes'Abrilliantnovelofdeception,loveandtrusttojoinhissupremecannon'EveningStandard'VintageleCarré.Immenselyclever,breathtaking.Really,notsinceTheSpyWhoCameinfromtheColdhasleCarréexercisedhisgiftasastorytellersopowerfullyandtosuchthrillingeffect'JohnBanville,GuardianPeterGuillam,staunchcolleagueanddiscipleofGeorgeSmileyoftheBritishSecretService,otherwiseknownastheCircus,hasretiredtohisfamilyfarmsteadonthesouthcoastofBrittanywhenaletterfromhisoldServicesummonshimtoLondon.Thereason?HisColdWarpasthascomebacktoclaimhim.IntelligenceoperationsthatwereoncethetoastofsecretLondonaretobescrutinisedbyagenerationwithnomemoryoftheColdWar.Somebodymustbemadetopayforinnocentbloodoncespiltinthenameofthegreatergood.Interweavingpastwithpresentsothateachmaytellitsownstory,JohnleCarréhasgivenusanovelofsuperbandenduringquality.'Utterlyengrossingandperfectlypitched.ThereisonlyoneleCarré.Eloquent,subtle,sublimelypaced'DailyMail'Splendid,fast-paced,riveting'AndrewMarr,SundayTimes'Remarkable.VintageJohnleCarré.Itgivesthereader,atlonglast,piecesofajigsawpuzzlethathavebeenmissingfor54years.Likewine,leCarré'swritinghasgotricherwithage.Don'twaitforthepaperback'TheTimes'Perhapsthemostsignificantnovelistofthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturyinBritain.He'sinthefirstrank'IanMcEwan'TheliteraryeventoftheAutumn'EveningStandard'Oneofthosewriterswhowillbereadacenturyfromnow'RobertHarris

作者简介

JohnleCarréwasbornin1931.Histhirdnovel,TheSpyWhoCameinfromtheCold,securedhimaworldwidereputation,whichwasconsolidatedbytheacclaimforhistrilogyTinkerTailorSoldierSpy,TheHonourableSchoolboyandSmiley'sPeople.HisrecentnovelsincludeAMostWantedMan,OurKindofTraitorandADelicateTruth.Hisonlyworkofnon-fiction,ThePigeonTunnel,wasaNumberOnebestsellerin2016.

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