The Night Manager (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: John le Carre
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1991
- Setting: Zurich, Cairo, London, Quebec, the Bahamas, Panama, and other locations in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean
- Principal Characters: Jonathan Pine, Sophie, Richard Onslow “Dicky” Roper, Jemina W. “Jed” Marshall, Leonard Burr, Rex Goodhew, Geoffrey Darker, Major “Corky” Corkoran, Daniel Roper
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Hotels, motels, or inns, Soldiers, Espionage or spies, Secret service, Arms or weapons, Geopolitics, Panama or Panamanians
- Locales: London, England, Bahamas, Quebec, Canada, Zurich, Switzerland, Cairo, Egypt, Panama
John le Carré began looking for a new emphasis for his espionage fiction in his previous two novels, The Russia House (1989) and The Secret Pilgrim (1991). The Night Manager, his thirteenth novel, looks beyond the end of the Cold War to the burgeoning business of illegal anus dealing. Le Carre’ vividly depicts an intelligence establishment bored by the mundane post-Cold War world and confused by the murky morality of contemporary geopolitics.
The Night Manager tells two parallel stories. One deals with the exploits of Jonathan Pine, soldier turned...
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