The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage

Here is an extraordinary collection of the world's best literary espionage, selected by Alan Furst, a contemporary master of the genre. The Book of Spies brings us the aristocratic intrigues of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in which French émigrés duel with Robespierre's secret service; the savage political realities of the 1930s in Eric Ambler's classic A Coffin for Dimitrios; the ordinary (well, almost) citizens of John le Carré's The Russia House, who are drawn into Cold War spy games; and the 1950s Vietnam of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, with its portrait of American idealism and duplicity. Drawing on acknowledged classics and rediscovered treasures, A Book of Spies delivers literate entertainment and excitement on every page.

• | Author: Alan Furst
• | Publisher: Modern Library
• | Publication Date: Jun 08, 2004
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 037575959X
• | ISBN-13: 9780375759598