John le carre biography sisman upm
John le carre biography sisman upm
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“What could have been a cloying hagiography or a lurid warts-and-all exposé is instead a balanced, focused and compelling study of a man of depth and individuality… This biography expertly shows how distance, distrust and even disillusionment have informed Mr le Carré and influenced his bestselling fiction.” — The Economist
“In John le Carré: The Biography, Mr.
Sisman creates an insightful and highly readable portrait of a writer and a man who has often been as elusive and enigmatic as his fictional heroes.” — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
“Loose threads are what fascinate most about Adam Sisman’s biography of David Cornwell, who at 84 still writes and publishes knotty, brainy thrillers under the pseudonym John le Carré…Best of all, Sisman provides aficionados of le Carré‘s fiction with canny assessments of, and inside information on all his written work.” — USA Today
“The major themes of Adam Sisman’s meticulously researched John le Carré: The Biography are twofold: the despe