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A Most Wanted Man
de le Carre, John
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1416596097
- ISBN 13
- 9781416596097
- Librería
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Pocket Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
Sinopsis
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 Carré'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 Frères, 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.
Reseñas
El Feb 19 2009, Fict dijo:
Rather entertaining story - interesting insight into state concerns as to how to handle terrorism. Not Le Carre's best, though.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- C07B-03930
- Título
- A Most Wanted Man
- Autor
- le Carre, John
- Estado del libro
- Used - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 1416596097
- ISBN 13
- 9781416596097
- Editorial
- Pocket Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, Ny, U.s.a.
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2010-07
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