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Book Look: Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

OUR MAN IN HAVANA by Graham Greene. Penguin Books. So. How does this black comedy, this satirical send-up of the world of espionage measure up many many years after it was written by the Master in 1958? Very well, I would say. The story of how a hapless British  vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana was…

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Book review: The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carre

The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carre Reminiscences from the spy who can string a sentence or two.  And how. Behind the smoke and the mirrors, this book,  by this onetime  MI5 agent,  is a master class in the art of story-writing,  because every one of these stories from his life are fascinating anecdotes. And…

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