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Loading... The Little Drummer Girlby John Le Carre (otherwise under John Le Carré)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Fiction, Thriller, Espionage, Spy novel, Terrorism, The Israeli plot to neutralise a Palestinian bomber, Kahlil, and select an English actress, Charlie, to impersonate the bomber's brother's girlfriend, Charlie becomes more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause; First published in 1983 "The Little Drummer Girl" by Alfred A. Knopf Inc., New York, First Italian edition, Mondadori, Milano, 1983, translated by Ettore Capriolo, Edgar Awards nominee in 1984; Film, US, 1984, directed by George Roy Hill, starring: Diane Keaton as Charlie; Yorgo Voyagis as Joseph; Klaus Kinski as Martin Kurtz; Sami Frey as Khalil; Michael Cristofer as Tayeh (  )  Voglioleggere | Sep 13, 2008 |  His best. An Israeli plant in a terrorist circl.e. Charlie's some actress (  ) tzelman | Apr 11, 2008 | The Little Drummer Girl involves a conflict between Israeli and Palestinian spymasters, basically. The Israeli man choose an actress to use as an agent to further his ends, and the book follows her adventures and problems throughout. The major problem with it is you are not quite sure why the woman is doing what she is doing, so doesn't hold up as well when that doesn't make sense. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/03... ( ) bluetyson | Mar 6, 2007 | One of my favourite John Le Carre's. Joseph and Charlie -two great characters, entirely different but attracted to one another despite themselves. A love story with a difference. Spellbinding read. ( ) fanakapan | Mar 4, 2007 | My favorite after the Smiley books. The movie wasn't as bad as its reviews. ( ) picardyrose | Jan 20, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743464656, Paperback)John le Carré has earned worldwide acclaim with novels that navigate the shadow worlds of espionage. In The Little Drummer Girl, one of his most enduring works, le Carré took leave of the Circus, George Smiley, and all his people, and presented instead an original canvas that remains, two decades later, stunningly fresh and topical. It was then, and is now, a thrilling, moving, and courageous novel of Middle Eastern intrigue.Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful, English actress in her twenties. Vacationing on the Greek island of Mykonos with friends, she longs for commitment. But to what? To whom? Intrigued by a handsome, solitary bather, Charlie finds herself lured into the "theatre of the real." For the mysterious man is Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer out to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. Forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist...and soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:57 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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