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The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage in Bloomington, MN
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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.
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.
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