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- Underneath the grand, stately textures and rich, ironic nuances (which make this new, non-Smiley le Carre novel superior reading), there's a surprisingly conventional thriller-romance here—something of a step backward, perhaps, from the originality and moral/psychological delicacy of the Smiley-Karla trilogy.
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Jan 1, 1983 · Thankfully, John Le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl is far more than a spy novel. Oh, to be sure, there is espionage galore. But it is also a morality play, an exploration of belief, and a serious glimpse at both sides of the seemingly-endless conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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The Little Drummer Girl is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1983. The story follows the manipulations of Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spymaster who intends to kill Khalil – a Palestinian terrorist who is bombing Jewish -related targets in Europe, particularly Germany – and Charlie, an English actress and double agent ...
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- 1983
Mar 1, 1982 · THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL. by John le Carré ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1982. Underneath the grand, stately textures and rich, ironic nuances (which make this new, non-Smiley le Carre novel superior reading), there's a surprisingly conventional thriller-romance here—something of a step backward, perhaps, from the originality and moral ...
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Literary Techniques. PDF Cite. The Little Drummer Girl is a long book with a complex plot, many characters and subplots. It seems that le Carre has moved progressively from the stark...
Nov 14, 2018 · November 14, 2018 10:49 AM EST. “Terrorism is theater,” wrote Brian Jenkins, an expert on the topic, in 1974. John le Carré’s novel The Little Drummer Girl takes this famous–and, in 21st ...
- Judy Berman
Still uncertain of her own allegiances, she debuts in the role of a lifetime as a double agent in the “theatre of the real.”. Haunting and deeply atmospheric, John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl is a virtuoso performance and a powerful examination of morality and justice.
Nov 16, 2018 · “The Little Drummer Girl” is subtly nutty: a geopolitical thriller distilled to an exercise in psychological suspense. Its tension relies on Charlie’s swerves between fragility and bravado...
