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December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 Bruce Straight

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

I finished The Spy Who Came in From the Cold last night. It was an excellent book, compact, enjoyable, and worthy of the praise it has been receiving since its first publication in 1963. See the original New York Times review from January 12, 1964. As the book’s title indicates, the protagonist, Alec Leamas, is … Continue reading The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

December 20, 2020January 24, 2021 Bruce Straight

Holiday reading

So, I have my recreational reading picked out for the upcoming holidays and lockdown number three lasting until January 18 in Austria. I’ve never read a John le Carré novel. Given the praise awarded him in his New York Times obituary earlier this month it seems I have clearly missed something: [His] exquisitely nuanced, intricately … Continue reading Holiday reading

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