The Pigeon Tunnel - Stories from My Life: NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV MOTION PICTURE
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| Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
| Auflage | 2017 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,7 x 2,6 cm |
| B-format | |
| Gewicht | 331 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 0241976898 |
| EAN | 9780241976890 |
| Bestell-Nr | 24197689EA |
John le Carré's memoir is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his 'secret sharers' - the men and women who inspired some of his most enthralling novels. From terrifying meetings with Yasser Arafat in war-torn Beirut to encounters with the great figures of 20th century film, from Stanley Kubrick to Alec Guinness. We see our world through the eyes of one of the world's greatest writers.
Klappentext:
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR OF SPY-WRITING LEGEND JOHN LE CARRÉ
_NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV MOTION PICTURE_
'As recognizable a writer as Dickens or Austen' Financial Times
From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War to a career as a writer, John le Carré has lived a unique life.
In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive - reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he's interviewing a German terrorist in her desert prison or watching Alec Guinness preparing for his role as George Smiley, this book invites us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood.
Best of all, le Carré gives us a glimpse of a writer's journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters.
'No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politician s but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times' Guardian
'When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carré . . . These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind' Aung San Suu Kyi
Rezension:
Fascinating, important, pithy. Anyone interested in le Carré and his significant contribution to the literature of the 20th and 21st centuries will want to read these engaging meanderings through his life and career.He has plenty to say about Kim Philby, the movie business, fellow spooks and Russian defectors, encounters with the great and good, and his intrepid travels to research his novels William Boyd Guardian