SUMMARY:We are in a new arena of intrigue where the old rivalries of great nations have been supplanted by the ravages of individual greed. We are in a new world of espionage where the habits and rules forged by past generations of spies are put to more shocking use. We are inside the international cartel of illegal arms dealers and drug smugglers, now rising to unheard of power under the command of men whose ruthlessness is matched only by their limitless hunger for unlimited wealth. It is this world, in all its brilliant corruption, that John le Carre now opens up for us. His peerless gifts -- his mastery of storytelling and characterization -- have never been more stunningly employed. In The Night Manager, the hypnotic narrative is charge by a luminous understanding of the paradoxes implicit in our perceptions of evildoing and virtue.The Fledgling Spy, Who Come of Age, The Spy in His Prime, The Looking Glass War and The Russia House, by John le Carre, are also available from Random House AudioBooks.The Night Manager is available in hardcover from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Le Carré, John

John Le Carré

Hodder Children's Books

Hodder & Stoughton

Ballantine Books

Hodder Education

Coronet Books

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Coronet books, London, 1994

London, England, 1994

New Ed, 1994

Originally publishde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1993.

ON A SNOW-SWEPT January evening of 1991, Jonathan Pine, the English night manager of the Hotel Meister Palace in Zurich, forsook his office behind the reception desk and, in the grip of feelings he had not known before, took up his position in the lobby as a prelude to extending his hotel's welcome to a distinguished late arrival.

Individual greed takes the place of old world rivalries of great nations. Inside look at the international cartel of illegal arms dealers, and drug smugglers. Lays forth an understanding of paradoxes in our unquestioning perceptions between evil and virtue! Heavy reading at best; smashing thoughts!

En tidligere elitesoldat rekrutteres fra sit job som hotelportier til at skaffe oplysninger om en stenrig forretningsmand, der mistænkes for våben- og narkotikahandel. Dermed starter et gigantisk dobbeltspil, hvor kærlighed spiller en afgørende rolle

'A marvellously observed relentless tale'Observer

2024-07-19