The Little Drummer Girl: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (517 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611760917 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 173 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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wthunt said One of the Author's Best Works. This is one of my favorite books, but let's face it - no one reads a John Le Carre novel for the plot. He's not going to give you a gripping narrative, but he will create a highly atmospheric tale with highly developed character studies. Nobody writes about spies as convincingly but also absorbingly. Le Carre is the thinking man's James Bond - and I'm deliberate about the analogy, because Charlie may be the first heroine in a spy novel to challenge the stereotypical sexism the genre is mired in (okaymaybe there's still a little bit of '60s chauvinism here. Charlie isn't exactly R. Still great! Miles Prauer I read this when it came out and was wowed. Now, a long time later, I'm rereading LeCarre and getting chills over how good he is. He's certainly one of the greatest living prose stylists in English. That's not usually said because his plots, characterization and thematics are so compelling, but it's worth noting. The situation that he creates for his main character Charlie is impossible for her--part of the irony of foreign policy that LeCarre is so good at--better, I think, after the Cold War ended.. Paul Frieda said One of his finest works. If you are more than superficially interested in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, you might like this book. The author uses the freedom inherent within the novel format to show a multitude of viewpoints from both sides of the conflict. I have read most of Le Carre's books and consider this to be one of his finest.
Still uncertain of her own allegiances, she debuts in the role of a lifetime as a double agent in the “theatre of the real.” Haunting and deeply atmospheric, John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl is a virtuoso performance and a powerful examination of morality and justice.. Joseph is an Israeli intelligence officer, and Charlie has been wooed to flush out the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group responsible for a string of deadly bombings. On holiday in Myko
“A work of enormous power and artistry; no mere ‘entertainment’…but fiction on a grand scale.”—The Washington Post “An irresistible book…Charlie is the ultimate double agent.”—The New York Times