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The Night Manager

By John le Carré
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Night Manager by John le Carré is a gripping thriller that unfolds around a former British soldier, Jonathan Pine, who works as a night manager in a luxury hotel. He becomes entangled in the secretive and dangerous world of illegal arms dealing after he encounters a shadowy figure named Richard Roper. The narrative weaves together intrigue, espionage, and a desperate quest for justice.
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The Night Manager

Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings - backfires terribly, and people close to Pine begin to die.

In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies, billion-dollar price tags and the truth of the brutal arms trade, John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted.

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In le Carré's first post-Cold War novel, a night manager at a Cairo hotel helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers.

At the start of it all, Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel. But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities—about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings—backfires terribly, and people close to Pine begin to die, he commits himself to a battle against powerful forces he cannot begin to imagine.

In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies, billion-dollar price tags, and the truth of the brutal arms trade, John le Carré creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The Night Manager by John le Carré is widely praised for its polished and gripping narrative. Reviewers appreciate its relentless and beautifully detailed storytelling, highlighting le Carré's ability to create complex, page-turning tension. The book is acclaimed for its emotional depth and is considered a timeless piece of literature by notable critics and authors.

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ISBN: 9780141393018

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 331g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

John le Carre was born in 1931. For six decades, he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. At sixteen he found refuge at the University of Bern, then later at Oxford. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence (MI5 & 6). He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. At the end of the Cold War, le Carre widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies, appeared in 2017. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel, Silverview, was published in 2021.

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