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obscurantist
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posted 09 November 2005 08:32 PM
Le Carre book named best crime novel of last 50 years quote: The U.K.-based Crime Writers' Association has named John Le Carré's classic 1963 novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold the top crime book of the past 50 years. The group named the veteran spy writer winner of its Dagger of Daggers prize at its annual Dagger Awards Luncheon in London Tuesday. Le Carré is the pen name of former British Foreign Service agent David John Moore Cornwell. ...
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Cougyr
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posted 09 November 2005 11:53 PM
quote: Originally posted by faith: I love Le Carre but I wish that just once he would have a happy ending - perhaps not even happy, maybe just let the main character (usually a fairly decent person) live.
"The Russia House" has a reasonably happy ending; or at least a hopeful ending. When the Cold War ended, Le Carre progressed to other themes, which is refreshing. Each book takes on a different bogeyman. I do like Le Carre's little digs at the Americans.
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Andrew_Jay
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posted 10 November 2005 12:42 AM
But also think of what they had to do to "win", certainly nothing principled or moral.Plus the way he just leaves Anne's lighter on the ground, you get the feeling that he's really just had enough of this, he's too old and tired. I'd say Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy is my favorite book all in all, and I've only read The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People once each, and haven't had a chance to really get into them (not to mention the last two out of order). [ 10 November 2005: Message edited by: Andrew_Jay ]
From: Extremism is easy. You go right and meet those coming around from the far left | Registered: Sep 2005
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