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Lädt ... Single & Single (Original 1999; 2003. Auflage)von John le Carré (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The driest le Carre' book I've read to date, but still intriguing. Delve into the world of how financiers handle (and mishandle) international bank accounts in unscrupulous ways for unscrupulous people/organizations... and how dangerous that can be for those who want to stay in as well as those who want to get out. Splendid. To say it is his best later book is to damn it with faint praise. It is just a darn good example of what Le Carre does so well, writing about the English and the Russians. He lost his way when the Cold War lost its way. Here he is back in that world he understands and loves and it makes all the difference. I see this book has underwhelmed many, but I fail to see why. Unreservedly recommended. 'He's a bastard' says Oliver at one point. To which the Swiss banker replies: http://alittleteaalittlechat.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/single-and-single-by-john-...
When Oliver learns that one of his former colleagues has had his head blown off, he emerges to rescue his father from the same fate. To do this he becomes, in essence, a spy. The spy who came back to the bank. That is how le Carré very neatly gets around the whole problem of his banking thriller: he turns it into a spy thriller. Once this trick is turned he is back on his old turf and into his favorite themes: deception and suspicion and loyalty and betrayal. All of these he handles with his usual spark and originality. The moral center of the story is a young man who betrays his father in order to save him. In le Carré's hands betrayal becomes a form of loyalty. It is a rich idea, which le Carré writes richly. But try getting it across in a real bank! Genauer betrachtet ist le Carrés Thriller zwar spannend, aber letztlich kein Thriller. Es ist vielmehr der Entwicklungsroman eines jungen Mannes in einer Wohlstandswelt, die an ihre eigenen Werte nicht mehr glaubt. Le Carre exposes the dark side of international finance when the founder of a major investment house disappears, and his estranged son hunts global criminals to Zurich, Tbilisi, and Instanbul. Prestigeträchtige Auswahlen
An der Küste des Bosporus, im Londoner West End, im hohen Kaukasus und in der idyllischen englischen Provinz geht es um dubiose Geschäfte, Verrat und Familienbande, und um die komplizierte Liebe zwischen Vater und Sohn. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This was a curious novel for sure. Lots of wandering around and yeah it all comes together but what exactly we discover is still rather vague! Anyway, an awful lot of money laundering! ( )