The Legacy of a Spy (by John Le Carré)
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The sequel to the classic spy novel "The Spy in Berlin"; a work that "redefines the moral dimension of spy novels"; a reflection and look back by former MI5 intelligence officer/writer Le Carré. This is the exploration and confession of a former British agent who has disappeared into the smoke and dust on the narrow road of memory. In awakening and interrogating the truth of the old crime - an espionage operation code-named "Wind Fortune" against the East German intelligence agency - he recalled how those men who often played the evil Romeo in their careers stole the hearts of those poor girls and took them to the slaughterhouse; he recalled how these intelligence officers who were not born with a harder heart fought to the last lie, but did not always survive. The light and dark aspects of the espionage career, as well as the hard-to-define good and evil of human nature, are also revealed; and the moral dilemma they faced after the end of the Cold War of being liquidated and being punished by the orphans of the Cold War made the protagonist try to reflect on the "legacy" of these spies and become a witness who reveals the truth of the times. This book is the sequel to Le Carré's classic "The Spies in Berlin". Many character relationships return and multiply in this puzzle composed of investigations, declassified documents, and private memories. "According to the definition of the British Official Secrets Act, whether he is alive or dead, George Smiley cannot be discussed." However, the protagonist of this book finally makes the core of the golden generation of "Fixers" - Smiley appear. At this point, the "Smiley Trilogy" series that established Le Carré's status as a literary master came to an end.
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