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It was an ordinary day in Panama, until Andrew Osnard barged into Harry Pendel's shop, asking to be measured for a suit. Osnard, an old Etonian and a spy, is keeping a watchful eye on the handover of the Panama canal - and also intends to secure for himself the fortune that has so far eluded him. \n\nReview\nArguably his best book since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. A masterful portrayal of human weaknesses (Brian Morton in Times Educational Supplement)\n\nDelightfully pointed and hilarious ...a well-crafted tale whose thread is studded with funny and moving episodes, as well as pointed asides (Richard Norton-Taylor in The Guardian)\n\nThis is a book with a momentum of its own, a romantic delirium for troubled times...The le Carré of his new book is a tough talker. (Karl Miller in The Observer)\n\nLe Carré is on top form - rich, subtle and powerfully imaginative. (Maxim magazine) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.\n\nReview\n'Le Carré shows what an extraordinarily witty writer he can be, with a true feeling for the farcical.' (The Sunday Times)\n\n'A masterful portrayal of human weakness.' (The Times Educational Supplement)
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John le Carré, the greatest spy novelist of the Cold War era, continues his post-Cold War quest to define the genre he helped perfect. The classic spy novel was essentially a story of good (England, the United States) vs. evil (Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union), in which good more or less prevailed. The Tailor of Panama is something else entirely: a spy novel with no spies in which the bad guys reap most of the rewards. It is also a viciously funny satire. The novel is set in Panama, where a plot is in place to make void the Panama Treaty, which would return control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanians in 1999. At the center of events is Harry Pendel, the tailor of the title. Coerced into working for British Intelligence, he concocts out of whole cloth a left-wing movement with the goal of luring the American military to do the dirty work--invade Panama à la 1989 and nullify the treaty. From the characters to the setting, le Carré has succeeded in setting new parameters for an old genre.
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- PublisherKnopf
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0340684801
- ISBN 13 9780340684801
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages410
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Condition: Bueno. : It was an ordinary day in Panama, until Andrew Osnard barged into Harry Pendel's shop, asking to be measured for a suit. Osnard, an old Etonian and a spy, is keeping a watchful eye on the handover of the Panama canal - and also intends to secure for himself the fortune that has so far eluded him. EAN: 9780340684801 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Policíaca, negra y suspense|Thriller y suspense Título: The Tailor of Panama Autor: John Le Carre Editorial: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; Airport ed edición (1 octubre 1996) Idioma: EN Páginas: 410 Formato: Tapa blanda Peso: 633 Año de publicación: 1996. Seller Inventory # Happ-2021-Oct-18-72167
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