The Little Drummer Girl
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008KZAQVU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 371 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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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, bec. "Still great!" according to 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 impossib. "One of his finest works" according to Paul Frieda. 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.
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. Haunting and deeply atmospheric, John le Carré's The Little Drummer Girl is a virtuoso performance and a powerful examination of morality and justice.. Still uncertain of her own allegiances, she debuts in the role of a lifetime as a double agent in the "theatre of the real". You want to catch the lion, first you tether the goat.On holiday in Mykonos, Charlie wants only sunny days and a brief escape from England's bourgeois dreariness. Then a handsome stranger lures the aspiring actress away from her pals - but his intentions are far from romantic