Manning, Toby
John le Carre and the Cold War
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350122161
- author:
- Manning, Toby
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.39 x 15.6 x 1.37 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Modern, 20th Century,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
John le Carré and the Cold War explores the historical contexts and political implications of le Carré's major Cold-War novels.
This first in-depth study of le Carré this century analyses his work in light of key topics in 20th-century history, including containment of Communism, decolonization, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis, the Cambridge spy-ring, the Vietnam War, and the 70s oil crisis.
By examining novels such as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Smiley's People, alongside that of George Orwell, Graham Greene, and Ian Fleming, Toby Manning offers a valuable contribution to contemporary understandings of both British spy fiction and post-war fiction, challenging the critical consensus on le Carré's work.
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