The Tailor of Panama: John le Carré (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Tailor of Panama: John le Carré (Penguin Modern Classics)

by JohnleCarré (Author), John le Carré (Author)

Synopsis

'A work of rare brilliance' The Times Charmer, fabulist and tailor to Panama's rich and powerful, Harry Pendel loves to tell stories. But when the British spy Andrew Osnard - a man of large appetites, for women, information and above all money - walks into his shop, Harry's fantastical inventions take on a life of their own. Soon he finds himself out of his depth in an international game he can never hope to win. Le Carre's savage satire on the espionage trade is set in a corrupt universe without heroes or honour, where the innocent are collateral damage and treachery plays out as tragic farce. 'A tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated' The New York Times Book Review

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published:

ISBN 10: 0241291739
ISBN 13: 9780241291733
Book Overview: The latest title from the bestselling author John le CarrU to come into Penguin Modern Classics.

Author Bio
John le Carre was born in 1931. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. His recent novels include A Most Wanted Man, Our Kind of Traitor and A Delicate Truth.