– Dette er en annerledes spionroman hvis James Bond er normen. Maurice Castle er på en måte en antihelt, han er redd og viker unna, helt til viktigste for ham er truet. Castle er lojal mot kjærligheten til mitt folk som for ham er konen Sarah og sønnen Sam. Den britiske etterretningstjenesten er i beste fall nummer to. Greene tar på sedvanligvis opp en rekke tema. Her er både apartheid og religion med i bildet, dødsstraff og maktfordeling likeså. Castles mor dukker opp og medfører generasjonskonflikter. Greene gjør etter min mening narr av britisk overklassekultur som preger de hemmelige tjenester. Romanen er skrevet inn i en epoke da den kalde krigen fremdeles preger verdensbildet, men den er kun bakteppet. Derfor blir dette en ganske tidløs roman som gir mye glede. Den anbefales.
Human Factor
«'As fine a novel as he has ever written - concise, ironic, acutely observant of contemporary life, funny, shocking, above all compassionate'»
‘Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt’ The Times
A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his wife and child. But no-one escapes so easily from the lonely, isolated, neurotic world of the SIS.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY COLM TÓIBÍN
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‘Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt’ The Times
A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions. The sort of atmosphere, perhaps, where mistakes could be made? For Maurice Castle, it is the end of the line anyway, and time for him to retire to live peacefully with his wife and child. But no-one escapes so easily from the lonely, isolated, neurotic world of the SIS.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY COLM TÓIBÍN
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Vintage Classics
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 288
- ISBN
- 9780099288527
- Utgivelsesår
- 1999
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«'As fine a novel as he has ever written - concise, ironic, acutely observant of contemporary life, funny, shocking, above all compassionate'»
«'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt'»
The Times
«'It is beautifully done, a pleasure to read, a succession of deft, unobtrusive, yet masterly touches'»
Guardian