Understanding John Le Carré / John L. Cobbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cobbs, John L.

Series:

Understanding contemporary British literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Le Carré, John, 1931-2020--Criticism and interpretation.

Le Carré, John.

Le Carré, John, 1931-2020.

Spy stories, English--History and criticism.

Spy stories, English.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

viii, 297 pages ; 19 cm.

Other Title:

John Le Carré

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [1998]

Summary:

John Cobbs establishes that contemporary English novelist John le Carre's fiction transcends the genre of espionage, and that le Carre is preeminently a social commentator who writes novels of manners. Cobbs analyzes each of le Carre's novels and offers a biographical sketch, describing le Carre's often overlooked academic success and reputation as a once member of British Intelligence.

Contents:

Biography and career

Overview

Loomings : Call for the dead and A murder of quality

The spy who came in from the cold

The coldest war : the Looking-glass war and A small town in Germany

Interlude : The naive and sentimental lover

Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

Cold war in the wings : The honourable schoolboy

Last illusions : Smiley's people

The theatre of the real : The little drummer girl

Whose name was writ in water : A perfect spy

The cold war wanes : The Russia house and The secret pilgrim

Better than Bond : The night manager

All sorts and conditions of men : Our game

The captains and kings depant : The tailor of Panama.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [276]-286) and index.

ISBN:

1570031681

OCLC:

36761571