The Little Drummer Girl

by John le Carre

• ISBN13: 9780671042783
• ISBN10: 0671042785
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Pocket

Summary

John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow world's of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim. In this thrilling and though-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue, Charlie, a brilliant and beautiful young English actress, is lured into "the theatre of the real" by an Israeli intelligence officer. Forced to play her ultimate role, she is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist.

Author Biography

John Le Carré was born in England in 1931. After attending the universities of Berne and Oxford, he spent five years in the British Foreign Service. He is the author of seventeen novels, including The Spy Who Came In From the Cold; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley's People; A Perfect Spy; The Russia House; The Naïve and Sentimental Lover; The Tailor of Panama; and Single & Single. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in England.