Author

Publication

2005 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

81,750 words, Guess

Page Count

327 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing832684
  • Goodreads1703292

Classifications

  • DDC823/.087209091
  • LCCPR888.S65 H47 2005

Description

"This book examines the tradition of the spy narrative from its inception in the late nineteenth century through the present day. Ranging from John le Carre's bestsellers to Elizabeth Bowen's novels, from James Bond to John Banville's contemporary narratives. Allan Hepburn sets the historical contexts of these fictions: the Cambridge spy ring; the Profumo Affair; the witch-hunts against gay men in the civil service and diplomatic corps in the 1950s."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Intrigue: espionage and cultureYale University Press2005-01-01

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