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The Looking Glass War

Pages
240
Published
1965
Language
English

Synopsis

A fading British intelligence unit attempts to reclaim its relevance by launching a desperate mission into East Germany. They recruit a former agent to verify reports of Soviet missiles, but the operation is hampered by bureaucratic infighting and outdated methods. This bleak look at the Cold War exposes the human cost of institutional vanity and the cold reality of espionage.

About the author

J
John le Carré

David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré was a British Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, due to h...

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