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John le Carré’s Post–Cold War Fiction Robert Lance Snyder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Snyder, Robert Lance, 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Le Carre, John, 1931-2020--Ethics.
- Le Carre, John.
- Le Carre, John, 1931-2020--Political and social views.
- Le Carre, John, 1931-2020--Criticism and interpretation.
- Electronic surveillance--In literature.
- Electronic surveillance.
- Terrorism in literature.
- Espionage in literature.
- Spy stories, English--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- Spy stories, English.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Politics and literature.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- This is an analysis of the first 10 post-Cold War novels of one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction. This book challenges distinctions between "popular" and "serious" literature by recognizing le Carré as one of the most significant ethicists in contemporary fiction, contributing to an overdue reassessment of his literary stature. Le Carré's ten post-Cold War novels constitute a distinctive subset of his espionage fiction in their response to the momentous changes in geopolitics that began in the 1990s. Through a close reading of these novels, Snyder traces how-amid the "War on Terror" and transnationalism-le Carré weighs what is at stake in this conflict of deeply invested ideologies.
- Contents:
- Introduction : John le Carre's Post-Cold War Journey
- The Night Manager and Our Game : "We have met the enemy, and he is us"
- The Tailor of Panama and Single & Single : Ludic fabrication, self-begotten sons, and a New World Order
- The Constant Gardener and Absolute Friends : "Whoever owns the truth owns the game"
- The Mission Song and A Most Wanted Man : Covert surveillance, deniable syndicates, and extraordinary rendition
- Our Kind of Traitor and A Delicate Path : "Who were we doing all the secrecy stuff for?"
- Conclusion : John le Carre and the cultural imaginary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826274120
- 0826274129
- OCLC:
- 1080551701
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