The Pigeon Tunnel - Stories from My Life

Informationen zum Autor John le Carré was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton and served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. For more than fifty years he has lived by his pen. He divides his time between London and Cornwall. Klappentext The Pigeon Tunnel! John le Carré's memoir and his first work of non-fiction! is a thrilling journey into the worlds of his 'secret sharers' - the men and women! who inspired some of his most enthralling novels - and a testament to the author's extraordinary engagement with the last half-century. The reader is swept along not just by the chilling winds of the Cold War or by the author's frightening journeys into places of terrible violence but! most importantly! by the author's inimitable voice. In this astonishing work we see our world! both public and private! through the eyes of one of this country's greatest writers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Le Carre, John le Carré
• Editore: Viking
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780241976876
• ISBN: 978-0-241-97687-6
• Pagine: 310
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 233 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: Viking
• Categorie: Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese