{"product_id":"john-le-carre-eric-homberger-9780367354831","title":"John le Carre\u0026#769;","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the heyday of Ian Fleming's fantasy superspy James Bond, the novels of John le Carré have held up to readers across the world a sombre, fascinating picture of decline, deception and ethical ambiguity. In this study, originally published in 1986, the first to include an interpretation of \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Homberger argues that within the tradition of the spy thriller of John Buchan and 'Sapper' a 'space' was created by Somerset Maugham, Eric Ambler and Graham Greene for serious writing. From \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in From the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) to \u003ci\u003eThe Little Drummer Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Spy\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), le Carré has used that space to make a searching investigation of the nature of post-Imperial Britain. In the process he has become the peer of Conrad and Greene in the recognition that the spy novel is a literary form capable of the highest artistic seriousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Homberger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367354837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367354831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.24d","brand":"Eric Homberger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431437881599,"sku":"9780367354831","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1bd7e82-cb0e-4882-b7bf-ef6ee973361d.jpg?v=1735141321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-le-carre-eric-homberger-9780367354831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}