The Spy Novels of John Le Carre: Balancing Ethics and Politics (European Union) - Tapa dura

"Spy Novels is superb when it sticks to analyzing LeCarre's works as both literature and metaphors for politics..."--John M. Shaw, War, Literature and the Arts
" Highly recommended...." -- "Choice"
" No connoisseur of intelligence can consider the bookshelf in the study complete without this outstanding volume." -- "International Journal of Intelligence"

Examines the spy novels of John le Carre, focusing on the novelist's ambiguous ethical critique of the real world of politics and espionage. Aronoff (anthropology and political science, Rutgers U.) focuses on le Carre's use of espionage as a metaphor for politics and addresses his fictional treatment of the conflict between individual sovereignty and governmental loyalty and power. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.