Le Carré's landscape

By Tod Hoffman

Subjects: Critique et interprétation, Espionage in literature, Le carre, john, 1931-, English Spy stories, Criticism and interpretation, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Spies in literature, George Smiley (Fictitious character), History and criticism, Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité, Service des renseignements, Intelligence service, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism

Description: "The reality of espionage isn't easily disentangled from its mythology, and somewhere at the uneasy confluence of these dimensions is the fiction of John le Carre. A former British intelligence officer, le Carre has captured the shadows and textures of the covert world with a sure eye for its nuances and a deep appreciation of the human factor."--BOOK JACKET.