A Most Wanted Man

A Most Wanted Man
John le Carre
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Hardback
h197 x 121mm - 368pg
28 Jul 2022 UK
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A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse round his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Freres, a failing British bank based in Hamburg. A triangle of impossible loves is born. Meanwhile, scenting a sure kill in the so-called War on Terror, the spies of three nations converge upon the innocents. Poignant, compassionate, peopled with characters the reader never wants to let go, A Most Wanted Man is alive with humour, yet prickles with tension until the last heart-stopping page. It is also a work of deep humanity, and uncommon relevance to our times.
'Another classic narrative. Nobody writing today manipulates suspense better. Nobody constructs a more tantalisingly complex plot. A powerful, moving novel that stands with le Carre's best. It is, in other words, essential reading' -- Sunday Telegraph on THE CONSTANT GARDENER 'This thriller exhibits his familiar strengths: superbly realised characters; a succession of knockout scenes nobody else could produce; and a distinctive ability to fuse social comedy and moral anger ... Mesmerising.' -- Sunday Times 'A formidably sophisticated work of fiction, full of energy, rage and great humour. All the qualities for which le Carre's fiction has been admired - his descriptive powers, his electrifying dialogue, his cynicism in the presence of corporate greed and government power - are visible in THE MISSION SONG. That this great English novelist continues to produce work of this calibre with such frequency is simply astonishing.' -- Charles Cumming, Mail on Sunday 'A page-turner which reminds us that the master storyteller of the Smiley books has lost none of his cunning' -- Daily Mail on THE CONSTANT GARDENER 'I imagine this is the first time that le Carre has been mentioned in the same breath at Updike and Roth. They, after all, are Literary Novelists with a capital L and N, whereas Le Carre is ... well. what is he? Actually he is sui generis. Or, rather, he is his own genre. Quite an achievement that.' -- Sunday Telegraph 'THE MISSION SONG is meticulously researched, and the tricks and tactics of being a top interpreter are convincingly rendered. You're left with the uncomfortable feeling that perhaps politicians, journalists, civil servants and the businessmen really are the lying, amoral bastards portrayed here. Perhaps it isn't only in le Carre's world, but in the real world too, that we're unwise to believe what we are told.' -- Independent on Sunday 20060917 'It is a fast-paced and entertaining book. Le Carre has constructed another one of his meticulous plots that satisfies in terms of theme, suspense and style. One is delighted by its satire, and moved by its insistence on the importance of doubt and the necessity of choosing responsibly at every moment.' -- Times Literary Supplement 20060917 'le Carre shows no sign of slowing up or losing touch.' -- Spectator on THE MISSION SONG 20060917 'Exquisitely crafted' -- Daily Mail 20060917 'A literary master for a generation' -- Observer on ABSOLUTE FRIENDS 20060917 'Complex, often sardonically funny, always galvanically written. In fact his best book in years' -- Daily Express on ABSOLUTE FRIENDS 20060917 'Richly detailed, full of righteous fire to offset its desperate prognosis, THE CONSTANT GARDENER is a very impressive piece of work.' -- The Times Literary Supplement 20060917 'Le Carre's eye is undimmed, his passion for his craft as strong as it ever was. He delivers a tale that few could equal and none will surpass.' -- Observer 20060917 'Bold, vigorous and extremely funny.' -- Evening Standard 20060917 'I think it's very good' -- John Sutherland, 'Front Row', BBC Radio 4 20060917
John le Carre was born in 1931. His recent novels include ABSOLUTE FRIENDS, THE MISSION SONG and THE CONSTANT GARDENER which was turned into an Oscar-winning film. A MOST WANTED MAN is his twenty-first novel.

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