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The Human Factor

Door Graham Greene

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#360483-VF47
Titel
The Human Factor
Auteur
Greene, Graham
Boektype
Pocket
Uitgeverij
London : Penguin Books
Jaar van uitgave
1979
ISBN10
0140049568
ISBN13
9780140049565
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Pocket book, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Maurice Castle is a high-level operative in the British secret service during the Cold War. He is deeply in love with his African wife, who escaped apartheid South Africa with the help of his communist friend. Despite his misgivings, Castle decides to act as a double agent, passing information to the Soviets to help his in-laws in South Africa. In order to evade detection, he allows his assistant to be wrongly identified as the source of the leaks. But when suspicions remain, Castle is forced to make an even more excruciating sacrifice to save himself. Originally published in 1978, "The Human Factor "is an exciting novel of espionage drawn from Greene's own experiences in MI6 during World War II, and ultimately a deeply humanistic examination of the very nature of loyalty. This e... (Lees verder)dition features a new introduction by Colm Toibin.
Pagina's
264
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 5,00

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