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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carre (Hardcover, 2016)
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Product Description : Le Carr, John. The Pigeon Tunnel Stories of my Life. [Signed !] UK, Viking, 2016. 310 Pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by author John Le Carr on the titlepage.
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'Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where I'm sitting now.' From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion, to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, John le CarrU has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le CarrU is as funny as he is incisive - reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels. Whether he's writing about the parrot at a Beirut hotel that could perfectly mimic machine gun fire, or visiting Rwanda's museums of the unburied dead in the aftermath of the genocide, or celebrating New Year's Eve with Yasser Arafat, or interviewing a German terrorist in her desert prison in the Negev, or watching Alec Guinness preparing for his role as George Smiley, or describing the female aid worker who inspired the main character in his The Constant Gardener, le CarrU endows each happening with vividness and humour, now making us laugh out loud, now inviting us to think anew about events and people we believed we understood. Best of all, le CarrU gives us a glimpse of a writer's journey over more than six decades, and his own hunt for the human spark that has given so much life and heart to his fictional characters. The Pigeon Tunnel, John le CarrU'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. From terrifying meetings with Yasser Arafat in war-torn Beirut to brilliantly observed encounters with the great figures of 20th century film, from Stanley Kubrick to Alec Guinness. 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 the world's greatest writers.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241257555
eBay Product ID (ePID)223890995
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicMemorials, Government
GenreBiographies & True Stories
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Le Carre
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight622 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Le Carre
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- 07 Nov, 2019
The name Pigeon Tunnel is explained in the preface. is from a visit to Monte Carlo by the author with his father .
Very interesting book.autobiograpical stories from the author's lifeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 May, 2018
The Pigeon Tunnel,a pleasure to read
Very much enjoying the snippets of detail in this book,an insight into the spy world but also the world stage events over the decades of his career.Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2023
Suburb story from a great writer.
Excellent condition for a second hand book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Jul, 2021
Le Carre's Final Engagement
I have read all of John Le Carre's books and this biography links them perfectly.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jun, 2021
Extremely readable memoirs
Fantastic book, great stories extremely well told. I’m looking forward to reading it again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Nov, 2019
Top work from The Master
Top work from The MasterVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 May, 2021
Just brilliant.
Brilliant!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
