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Alan Furst
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The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage (Modern Library Classics) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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400 |
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2004-06-08 |
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037575959X |
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Modern Library |
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0.55 pounds |
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5.16 x 0.87 x 7.91 inches |
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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.
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