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London Interpreter

London Interpreter

General Fiction

(uk) John Le Carré

211K0

Bruno Salvador, a mulatto boy, was born in Africa. He was lonely since he was a child, but he has rare talents in language and hearing. He is especially proficient in multiple languages ​​​​in the Eastern Congo region. With this talent, he became a top interpreter and became a guest at various conferences. It also gave him the opportunity to work occasionally for the British intelligence service. While working as a translator for an unknown consortium, an amateur agent accidentally discovers the consortium's true ambitions... Ten hours record of Salvador's naive yet fearless determination. As he attempts to become a fighter to save others, his morality and conscience encounter unprecedented tests...

Silverscape (by John Le Carré)

(uk) John Le Carré

103K0

The posthumous work of John Le Carré, the master of British spy novels, reveals the deepest betrayal in the intelligence world; individuals and bureaucrats, loyalty and betrayal... It is full of Le Carré's signature suspenseful tension; it explores the soul of modern secret intelligence agencies and restores a real world of espionage. Julian Lawnsley quit a high-paying job in the City of London and came to a seaside town to run a bookstore and start a new life. However, this tranquility was soon broken by a mysterious visitor named Edward Evan. Edward lives in a seaside villa called "Silverview Manor". He is not only very familiar with Julian's background, but also deeply interested in the operation of his bookstore. At the same time, Proctor, the spy chief in London, also traced a dangerous leak to this seaside town and pointed directly at "Silverview Manor". What secrets are hidden in "Yinjingzhuang"?

The Legacy of a Spy (by John Le Carré)

(uk) John Le Carré

178K0

The continuation of the classic spy novel "The Spy in Berlin"; a work that "redefines the moral dimension of spy novels"; a reflection and look back by the former MI5 intelligence officer\u002F 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.

A Subtle Truth (by Le Carré)

(uk) John Le Carré

187K0

A masterpiece by master spy novelist John le Carré, the most British and autobiographical novel! A new century spy novel that goes beyond the Cold War mentality, a joint British and American anti-terrorism operation codenamed "Operation Wild"! The real enemies have become corrupt institutions, rigid systems, public education, profit and "delicate truths." Under the cold system, individual lives are ruthlessly crushed. Who is responsible for this? Le Carré won numerous awards throughout his life. The famous novelist Graham Greene once praised his famous work: "This is the best spy novel I have ever read!" The famous writer Xiaobai wrote a passionate preface to interpret "The Subtle Truth". An anti-terrorism operation code-named "Wildlife" was launched in Gibraltar, the famous British colony, with the purpose of capturing an internationally wanted arms dealer. The initiative was initiated by an ambitious foreign minister and a private arms contractor who was also the minister's personal friend. However, the protagonist Toby Bell, the minister's private secretary, does not know this. Toby had a premonition that a terrible conspiracy was about to be implemented, and tried to stop it. Unexpectedly, he was transferred to work overseas at this time. Three years later, a retired British diplomat, Christopher Probyn, found Toby and revealed the disastrous consequences of the counter-terrorism operation three years ago. Toby is forced to choose between his conscience and his duty...

Smiley's Farewell

Smiley's Farewell

General Fiction

(uk) John Le Carré

256K0

"Smiley's Farewell" is a spy novel filled with melancholy memories. "Our ideal is freedom, but we have given up too much freedom for this goal." The Berlin Wall was torn down, and an era ended. Ned, a British intelligence officer who is about to retire, invites his mentor Smiley to give a speech to the young trainees. Along with Smiley's narration, Ned also fell into his memory... The high spirits of victory and the thrill of crisis have long been indifferent, but the depression after defeat and the pain of betrayal can not be erased for a long time. We defeated our opponents, but only the fragments of humanity remained.

Moscow Lover

Moscow Lover

General Fiction

(uk) John Le Carré

265K01

Three tattered handwritten notebooks, a beautiful and smart Soviet editor, and a British alcoholic publisher who is addicted to jazz and lives in the streets, can actually make people from both the East and the West turn their backs and go to the world and sea to investigate an incident that is difficult to distinguish between true and false? ! "Moscow Lovers" faithfully reflects the international pulse of the late 1980s when the Cold War was about to collapse. It is the product of le Carré's visit to the Soviet Union. It is both fiction and reality. Through le Carré's sometimes sarcastic and humorous, sometimes profound and touching writing style, we are guided to follow the story line and follow the characters in the book to experience suspenseful and tense historical events, feel their complex mentalities of inner conflict when facing personal choices, and share their love and hope brewing under the shell of the Cold War.

Female Drummer

Female Drummer

General Fiction

(uk) John Le Carré

394K0

"The Drummer" is a "Lust, Caution" play set against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israeli spy chief Martin Kurtz recruits a radical left-wing British actress, Charley, in order to assassinate the Palestinian terrorist Khalil, a terrorist leader who has long targeted Jews in Europe and carried out bombing attacks. After a series of preparations, Charlie finally integrated into the Palestinian terrorist organization... Faced with the fictional lover and experience, Charlie's conscience and morality swayed between the two nations, and her deep-rooted moral values ​​have also been torn to pieces. Which side is just? As a double female agent who is fragile and longs for love, how should she make a choice?

The Night Manager (original Work of "the Night Manager" Starring Peng Yuyan and Liu Qingyun)

(uk) John Le Carré

332K0

Tom Hiddleston stars in the original British drama of the same name. Veteran Jonathan Pine is not a fan of violence. Faced with the tragic death of his lover, he chose to escape from the sad place. Now, he is a night shift manager, his pale eyes are subtle and gentle, and he seems to have left the bloody past behind - but when he sees arms dealer Richard Roper swaggering into the hotel lobby, this time, he grasps the arrow of revenge handed to him by fate. Intelligence officers in Whitehall and Washington were shocked to discover that behind the quiet and indifferent personality of this non-staff agent, there was actually all the madness... And their plan to bring down Roper also slipped into an uncontrollable situation in the struggle between many parties... Le Carré's writing not only paid tribute to the thrilling and romantic tradition of spy novels, but also looked directly at the ultimate moral dilemma of intelligence work: If I am "one of us", if I am required to obey any instructions, then - is "obedience" an excuse to escape from myself? Who exactly is "we"?