John le Carré : the biography / Adam Sisman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062106278
- ISBN: 0062106279
- Physical Description: xx, 652 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperCollins, [2015]
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published in the United Kingdom in 2015 by Bloomsbury."--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-631) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Millionaire paupers -- 'We seek higher things' -- God and Mammon -- Wandering in the fog -- Serving your country -- 'That little college in Turl' -- 'This really is the end' -- Poor but happy -- 'Milk in first and then Indian' -- 'A dead-end sort of place' -- A small town in Germany -- Becoming John le Carré -- Naïve and sentimental love -- Caught in the machine -- Rich but restless -- Keeping the bitterness at bay -- 'You treated your father very badly' -- 'Does anyone know what's going on?' -- 'The love thief' -- Moscow rules -- 'Whatever are you going to write now?' -- 'He makes us look so good' -- The secret centre -- 'Mr angry' -- Beating the system. |
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Subject: | Le Carré, John, 1931- Novelists, English > 20th century > Biography. Spy stories, English > History and criticism. |
Genre: | Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Pease Public Library | BIO LECARRE
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34598000796121 | Adult Biography | Available | - |