A Perfect Spy
John Le Carré
(Author)
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies. Over the course of his seemingly irreproachable life, Magnus Pym has been all things to all people: a devoted family man, a trusted colleague, a loyal friend--and the perfect spy. But in the wake of his estranged father's death, Magnus vanishes, and the British Secret Service is up in arms. Is it grief, or is the reason for his disappearance more sinister? And who is the mysterious man with the sad moustache who also seems to be looking for Magnus? In A Perfect Spy, John le Carr has crafted one of his crowning masterpieces, interweaving a moving and unusual coming-of-age story with a morally tangled chronicle of modern espionage.Product Details
Price
$17.00
$15.64
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publish Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
624
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.2 X 1.4 inches | 1.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780143119760
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About the Author
John le Carré was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation.
Reviews
"Le Carré's best book, and one of the finest English novels of the twentieth century."--Philip Pullman "The best English novel since the war."--Philip Roth "Brilliantly written."--The Washington Post "Le Carré's best book, one of the enduring peaks of imaginative literature in our time."--Los Angeles Times
