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 Carre'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 Freres, 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner Book Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2009 |
| First published: |
August 2009 |
| Authors: |
John Le Carre
|
| Dimensions: |
211 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
323 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-9489-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4165-9489-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781416594895 |
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