The Tailor of Panama

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Synopsis

'A work of rare brilliance' The TimesCharmer, fabulist and tailor to Panama's rich and powerful, Harry Pendel loves to tell stories. But when the British spy Andrew Osnard - a man of large appetites, for women, information and above all money - walks into his shop, Harry's fantastical inventions take on a life of their own. Soon he finds himself out of his depth in an international game he can never hope to win. Le Carré's savage satire on the espionage trade is set in a corrupt universe without heroes or honour, where the innocent are collateral damage and treachery plays out as tragic farce. 'A tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated' The New York Times Book Review

Book details

Series:
Penguin Modern Classics
Author:
John Le Carré
ISBN:
9780241291924
Related ISBNs:
9780241291733, 9780241337233, 9780241398685
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-10-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
Penguin Books Ltd 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers