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The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
by Furst, Alan [Editor]; Furst, Alan [Introduction];
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067964251X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679642510
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About This Item
Modern Library, 2003-05-13. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x11. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Synopsis
An anthology of the world's best literary espionage, selected by a contemporary master of the genre, Alan Furst.Here is an extraordinary collection of work from some of the finest novelists of the twentieth century. Inspired by the politics of tyranny or war, each of these writers chose the base elements of spy fiction--highly evolved spy fiction--as the framework for a literary novel. Thus Alan Furst offers a diverse array of selections that combine raw excitement and intellectual sophistication in an expertly guided tour of the dark world of clandestine conflict.These are not just stories of professional intelligence officers. We meet diplomats, political police, agents provocateurs, secret operatives, resistance fighters, and assassins--players in the Great Game, or victims of the Cold War. The Book of Spies brings us the aristocratic intrigues of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in which French emigres duel with Robespierre's secret service; the savage political realities of the 1930s in Eric Ambler's classic A Coffin for Dimitrios; the ordinary citizens (well, almost) of John le Carre'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, Alan Furst's The Book of Spies delivers literate entertainment and excitement on every page.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Redux Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52311150041
- Title
- The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
- Author
- Furst, Alan [Editor]; Furst, Alan [Introduction];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067964251X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679642510
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003-05-13
- Size
- 5x1x11
- Keywords
- 171243
- X weight
- 17 oz
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