The spy who came in from the cold the looking glass war. The looking glass war by john le carre 1965, book club. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the looking glass war. The looking glass war by john le carre may 17, 2016 patrick t reardon 0 published in 1965, john le carre s spy novel the looking glass war arrived at and helped bring about the beginning of the end of romantic notions about our spies being better than their spies in terms of morality and righteousness.
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The looking glass war by john le carre penguin random house. The looking glass war this is another brilliant novel by le carre. However, le carre felt that the book failed to explore the realities of spying on the ground, as he knew them, and tended to glamorize espionage. New york, cowardmccann 1965 ocolc576670866 online version. A george smiley novel george smiley novels book 4 kindle edition by le carre, john. The looking glass war book pima county public library. From the new york times bestselling author of a legacy of spies. The looking glass war by john le carre was published after his runaway bestseller the spy who. Tinker tailor soldier spy, john le carre 97802423410. Charged with handling fred leisera germanspeaking pole left over from the waravery must infiltrate the east and restore his masters former glory.
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John avery is the departments younger member and its last hope. The first part of john le carres acclaimed karla trilogy, tinker tailor soldier spy sees the beginning of the stealthy cold war catandmou. The book received a mixedtonegative critical response, which le carre credits to readers being upset that the. This novel has the unrelenting despair and misery of a graham greene book. A surface read of the looking glass war is that it is about spies learning trade craft and going after super some cold war supersecret whatzit. Rarely eating richly and mostly reading the documents. The looking glass war george smiley series by john le. John le carres new novel, agent running in the field, is coming october. I really enjoy the sense of history, little comments like working out the conversion from yards to meters, that really draws you into the book.
John le carre s the looking glass war is a scorching portrayal of. Condition a near fine copy in a very nice, priceclipped jacket with a minor bump to the bottom of the spine. Written in response to the positive public reaction to his previous novel, the spy who came in from the cold, the book explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the danger of nostalgia. Learn more about the looking glass war in the listening books digital collection. Everyone is unhappy, incompetent, in failed marriages with wives.
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