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Englisch

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Vom Altmeister des Spionagegenres ein Roman, dessen Handlung diesmal im gegenwärtigen Deutschland spielt.
Issa, ein junger Russe wird halbverhungert aber mit einer enormen Summe Geldes im Hamburger Hafen aufgegriffen. Ihm droht die Abschiebung, doch sein Geheimnis bringt auch seine Anwältin in Gefahr.

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"This newest book by John Le Carre has all the features which makes him the great author of the shadow world of international espionage: A very topical theme - fear of islamic terrorism in the host city of some of the 9/11 terrorists - , gentlemen and not so very gentle men in the late afternoon of their professional and personal lives, an amour fou linking a young woman to a refugee and suspected terrorist and linking a declining banker, the gentleman, to the young woman who is a well meaning lawyer to aid the suspected terrorist. All of this happens at a good pace in the very well described ambiance of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg with its respected merchant and banking community and its lovely maritime atmosphere underneath of which there lurks fear and loathing and fierce competition among several secret services. The book was inspired by the story of Murat Kurnaz, a Hamburgian who had been kept in Guantanamo for several years. I like the ambiguity of the book very much and, of course, there is no happy end which is only to be expected because this is the real world as seen through John Le Carre s tired but observant eyes."

"I enjoyed reading this book very much. In a fashion typical of Le
Carre, interesting and multidimensional characters are placed in
situations that become increasingly complex, thus facing choices
which drive the plot forward. It's not my all-time favorite Le
Carre novel. For example, I enjoyed "The Constant
Gardener", "Absolute Friends" and "The Mission Song" even more,
but it's very engaging."

"In common with other readers, I was losing faith in the author of the incomparable Smiley novels. The Constant Gardener, Mission Song, Single and Single suggested a forlorn search for unexplored territory. Now, with one bound, our hero has liberated himself - or, rather, rediscovered himself in the dark, duplicitous recesses of the international intelligence community. Wonderfully, although all the old la Carré characteristics remain, they belong in a very modern world of terrorism with a banking sub plot.

The core of the novel is to be found in a speech delivered by a character who has no other role in the book but whose presence is neither forced nor artificial. le Carré's control of an intricate narrative is admirably sure-footed. The speech in question deliberates on good and evil and how both may be embodied in one person, perhaps even without that person understanding how to reconcile them. Can ninety-five per cent good justify five per cent bad? This is no abstract sermon; set in the context of Islamic fundamentalism it is a thoughtful contribution to a powerful 21st Century debate.

le Carré's skill is to make it equally relevant to the growing tension of his story. The characters are drawn with enough depth that their influence on unfolding events - or their inability to influence them - makes satisfying sense. Perhaps this is not, as Stella Rimmington has suggested, an accurate portrayal of the intelligence services at work today. No matter. While we turn the pages, drawn into the web, le Carré convinces us that it is.

The Master story teller is back. A thousand welcomes."

"I have just finished reading "A Most Wanted Man". It took me a couple of days of after-work reading but I really wish that I had taken it in one long gulp. The pleasure would have been even greater: it is a superbly written story that shrieks out a challenge to injustice and double-dealing and the swaggering, bullying use of power.

In terms of execution, there are sentences and phrases that pull you up short while you register the absolute exactitude of the description of the emotion or experience that Le Carre has put on paper. In terms of plotting it couldn't be better - taught, not a step misplaced, just enough to let the reader see the path without revealing the destination. In terms of finale, although you know early on and in the way of the world, it's not going to turn out well for someone, the ending is so unexpected (but so right) that it's one of the few books that I have ever read that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up."

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A Most Wanted Man, English, Englisch, Taschenbuch, John le Carré, John le Carre, Autor, Thriller, Spionage

2009

01.01.2025

BN1657