A Perfect Spy (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: John le Carre
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Espionage
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature, Spy fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Betrayal, Friendship, England or English people, Washington, D.C., Mysteries, Truthfulness and falsehood, Adventure, Intelligence service, Switzerland or Swiss people, Vienna, Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakians
- Locales: England, Washington, D.C., Vienna, Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia
John le Carre’s novels defy classification as simple espionage thrillers. With an emphasis on character development over plot twists and a greater interest in the traitor than in the secret he betrays, Le Carre’s books are far closer to Graham Greene in style and content than they are to Ian Fleming or Robert Ludlum.
A PERFECT SPY finds the author on familiar territory, searching beneath the surface of a polished British double agent for the reasons behind his lifelong patterns of deceit and betrayal. Magnus Pym is the spy who vanishes after receiving word of his father’s...
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