The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: reissued ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Cold War espionage fiction, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold chronicles the final, morally exhausting mission of Alec Leamas, a burned-out British intelligence officer sent on one last operation into East Germany before he can retire from the field. John le Carré constructs a masterwork of suspense and deception, unraveling a world where loyalty is a liability and the line between hero and villain is deliberately, disturbingly blurred. The novel presents espionage not as glamorous adventure but as a grim, bureaucratic machinery that grinds down the humanity of those who serve it, delivering a tone that is cold, cynical, and relentlessly tense. As Leamas's mission twists into something far more sinister than he was led to believe, le Carré illustrates the profound moral corruption at the heart of both sides of the Iron Curtain. Published in 1963 and hailed by critics as one of the greatest spy novels ever written, this is a work of profound literary weight that transcends its genre entirely.
Author: John Le Carré
Format: Hardback
Published: 2001, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: reissued ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Cold War espionage fiction, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold chronicles the final, morally exhausting mission of Alec Leamas, a burned-out British intelligence officer sent on one last operation into East Germany before he can retire from the field. John le Carré constructs a masterwork of suspense and deception, unraveling a world where loyalty is a liability and the line between hero and villain is deliberately, disturbingly blurred. The novel presents espionage not as glamorous adventure but as a grim, bureaucratic machinery that grinds down the humanity of those who serve it, delivering a tone that is cold, cynical, and relentlessly tense. As Leamas's mission twists into something far more sinister than he was led to believe, le Carré illustrates the profound moral corruption at the heart of both sides of the Iron Curtain. Published in 1963 and hailed by critics as one of the greatest spy novels ever written, this is a work of profound literary weight that transcends its genre entirely.