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A Small Town in Germany: A Novel

by John le Carré
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Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The British Embassy in Bonn is up in arms. Her Majesty's financially troubled government is seeking admission to Europe's Common Market just as anti-British factions are rising to power in Germany. Rioters are demanding reunification, and the last thing the Crown can afford is a scandal. Then Leo Harting—an embassy nobody—goes missing with a case full of confidential files. London sends Alan Turner to control the damage, but he soon realizes that neither side really wants Leo found alive.
Set against the threat of a German-Soviet alliance, John le Carré's A Small Town in Germany is a superb chronicle of Cold War paranoia and political compromise.

About the Author, John le Carré

John le Carré, the author of twenty-two novels, is the pseudonym for David Cornwell, who was a member of the British Foreign Service from 1959 to 1964. Many of his books have been made into films, including The Constant Gardener; The Russia House; The Little Drummer Girl; and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

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Editorials

New Statesman (London)

"Brilliant, unforgettable . . . a masterpiece."

The Sunday Times (London)

"John le Carré is at the peak of his form."

The New York Times

"Exciting, compulsively readable, and brilliantly plotted."

New Statesman

"Brilliant, unforgettable...a masterpiece."

The Sunday Times (UK)

"John le Carré is at the peak of his form."

Book Details

Published
March 5, 2013
Publisher
Viking Penguin
Pages
352
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780143122609

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