{"product_id":"retour-de-service-john-le-carre","title":"Used book – A Delicate Truth, John le Carré","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt forty-seven, Nat, a veteran of the British intelligence services, is back in London with Prue, his wife and unwavering ally. He senses that his days as a field agent are numbered. But with the growing threat from Moscow, the Service offers him one last mission: to run The Haven, a sub-station of the Russia Department where a clique of decrepit spies languishes. With the exception of Florence, a brilliant young recruit, who is closely monitoring the suspicious activities of a Ukrainian oligarch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNat is not just a secret agent. He is also a passionate badminton player. Every Monday evening at his club, he plays against a certain Ed, a disconcerting and impetuous big fellow half his age. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump, and hates his obscure job. And it is Ed, the most unexpected of all, who, driven by anger and urgency, will trigger an irreversible mechanism and drag Prue, Florence, and Nat into an infernal trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e, John le Carré, as an eminent chronicler of our time, delivers a chilling, delicately satirical, and constantly tense portrait of the world we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--- \"No other writer has been better able than John le Carré to portray – mercilessly towards politicians – the public affairs and the secret backrooms of our time.\" The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Subtle, disillusioned, impeccable. A joy to read, from the first to the last page.\" The Daily Mail \"\u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e comes at just the right time as an urgent signal from a whistleblower.\" The Washington Post John le Carré, born in 1931, studied at the universities of Bern and Oxford, taught at Eton, and worked briefly for the British intelligence services during the Cold War. For six decades, he dedicated himself to writing. He died in 2020 at the age of 89.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsabelle Perrin, who was destined for a sensible academic career, caught the literary translation bug from her mother Mimi. The incurable duo co-signed more than thirty translations, including all of John le Carré's novels since \u003ci\u003eThe Russia House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seuil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51143866188117,"sku":"9782021433197","price":3.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9395\/8741\/files\/9782021433197.jpg?v=1753188844","url":"https:\/\/stanoccasion.com\/en\/products\/retour-de-service-john-le-carre","provider":"stan'occasion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}