The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage (Modern Library Classics)

ISBN: 037575959X

Author: Burgess, Anthony

Condition: New

Here is an extraordinary collection of the worlds best literary espionage, selected by Alan Furst, a contemporary master of the genre. The Book of Spies brings us the aristocratic intrigues of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in which French émigrés duel with Robespierres secret service; the savage political realities of the 1930s in Eric Amblers classic A Coffin for Dimitrios; the ordinary (well, almost) citizens of John le Carrés The Russia House, who are drawn into Cold War spy games; and the 1950s Vietnam of Graham Greenes The Quiet American, with its portrait of American idealism and duplicity. Drawing on acknowledged classics and rediscovered treasures, A Book of Spies delivers literate entertainment and excitement on every page.