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A Most Wanted Man
by Carre, John Le
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 034097706X
- ISBN 13
- 9780340977064
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. A Near Fine unmarked copy which has a few spots to top edge with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Silk page marker bound in. New spies with new loyalties, old spies with old ones; terror ar the new mantra; decent people wanting to do good, but caught in the moral maze; all the sound, rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing. A work of deep humanity and uncommon relevance to our times, poignant, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go. D4D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
New spies with new loyalties, old spies with old ones; terror as the new mantra; decent people wanting to do good but caught in the moral maze; all the sound, rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing; the recognition that we cannot safely love or pity and remain good "patriots" -- this is the fabric of John le Carré's fiercely compelling and current novel A Most Wanted Man . A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse around his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career -- or safety. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Frères, a failing British bank based in Hamburg. Annabel, Issa and Brue form an unlikely alliance -- and a triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the "War on Terror," the rival spies of Germany, England and America converge upon the innocents. Thrilling, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go, A Most Wanted Man is a work of deep humanity and uncommon relevance to our times.
Reviews
On Feb 19 2009, Fict said:
Rather entertaining story - interesting insight into state concerns as to how to handle terrorism. Not Le Carre's best, though.
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- Bookseller
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011455
- Title
- A Most Wanted Man
- Author
- Carre, John Le
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 034097706X
- ISBN 13
- 9780340977064
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SPY FICTION, TERRORISM FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - English Authors Post 1980;
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