9780735220775
The pigeon tunnel : stories from my life
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The author shares personal anecdotes from his life, discussing subjects ranging from his Cold War-era service in British intelligence to his work as a writer in Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
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| Avon Free Library | 921 LEC (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
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| Dansville Public Library | 823 LEC (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52117300415204 |
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| Geneva Public Library | 921 LE CARRE (Text) Second Floor Nonfiction |
52118300899280 |
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| Newark Public Library | 920 LE CARRE (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52125300759489 |
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| Palmyra Community Library | 92 LECARRE (Text) Adult Biography |
52127300333315 |
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| Red Jacket Community Library | B LEC (Text) Adult Biography |
RJP0103502 |
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| Warsaw Public Library | 921 LECARRE (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52151300276795 |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780735220775
- ISBN: 0735220778
- Physical Description: vii, 310 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Don't be beastly to your Secret Service -- Dr Globke's laws -- Official visit -- Fingers on the trigger -- To whomsoever it may concern -- Wheels of British justice -- Ivan Serov's defection -- A legacy -- The innocence of Murat Kurnaz -- Going out into the field -- Bumping into Jerry Westerby -- Lonely in Vientiane -- Theatre of the Real : dances with Arafat -- Theatre of the Real : the Villa Brigitte -- Theatre of the Real : a question of guilt -- Theatre of the Real : terms of endearment -- The Soviet knight is dying inside his armour -- The Wild East : Moscow 1993 -- Blood and treasure -- The biggest bears in the garden -- Among the Ingush -- Joseph Brodsky's prize -- The wrong horse's mouth -- His brother's keeper -- Quel Panama! -- Under deep cover -- Hunting for warlords -- Richard Burton needs me -- Alec Guinness -- Lost masterpieces -- Bernard Pivot's necktie -- Lunching with prisoners -- Son of the author's father -- To Reggie with thanks -- The most wanted man -- Stephen Spender's credit card -- Advice to an aspiring novelist -- The last official secret. |
| Summary, etc.: | The author shares personal anecdotes from his life, discussing subjects ranging from his Cold War-era service in British intelligence to his work as a writer in Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult. Brodart. Adult. Brodart. |
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| Subject: | Le Carré, John, 1931- Novelists, English > 20th century > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. |