John le Carré and the Cold War /

"John le Carré and the Cold War explores the historical contexts and political implications of le Carré 's major Cold-War novels. The first in-depth study of le Carré this century, this book analyses his work in light of key topics in 20th-century history, including containment of Commu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Manning, Toby (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Temas:
Le Carré, John, > 1931-2020 > Criticism and interpretation.
Le Carré, John, > 1931-2020
Le Carré, John > 1931-2020
Cold War in literature.
Espionage in literature.
Guerre froide dans la littérature.
Espionnage dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Cold War (1945-1989) in literature
Espionage in literature
Ost-West-Konflikt > Motiv
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "a nation's political health": le Carré and Cold-War Britain
  • Alarm call: the communist threat and call for the dead
  • "Breeze blocks and barbed wire": the Berlin Wall and The spy who came in from the cold
  • "Looking at his own reflection": the establishment and The looking glass war
  • "Holding the world together": Tinker tailor soldier spy
  • "All one vanishing world": The honourable schoolboy
  • "It was a man": Smiley's people
  • Conclusion: "man not the mass."

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