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Ian Adams (2) (1937–)

Auteur de S: Portrait of a Spy

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8+ oeuvres 65 utilisateurs 3 critiques

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Œuvres de Ian Adams

S: Portrait of a Spy (1977) 19 exemplaires
The poverty wall (1972) 12 exemplaires
Agent of Influence: A True Story (1999) 9 exemplaires
The Real poverty report (1971) 8 exemplaires
End Game in Paris: A Novel (1979) 4 exemplaires
Bad Faith (1983) 2 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1937
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Canada
Lieu de naissance
Belgian Congo
Lieux de résidence
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Professions
journalist
novelist

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I picked up a pristine first edition of this book on the cheap, sort of as an impulse buy. I'll keep it short: It's written like a dossier, it supposedly caused a ruckus in 1982 due to its parallels to true events (a la "Confessions of O.J. Simpson" & "Primary Colors") and it's clinical.

I don't get the fuss, I don't get the draw, and I got so confused in the convolution of initials, fake names, and inter-continental agency titles that it was beyond maddening.

So, to summarize: Not even remotely my cup of tea.… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
HeathDAlberts | 1 autre critique | Sep 14, 2014 |
Well, I was poor and still am. This collection of Articles, with very good connecting text, tells it like it was in 1969, and still is in Canada. Adams was a descendant of missionaries and spent most of his early life in the Third World, and was appalled by the Canada he discovered as an immigrant. The fact that this text is still relevant in 2014 is a sad commentary.
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Signalé
DinadansFriend | Jun 14, 2014 |
The story of why the RCMP had such a poor record of catching spys
 
Signalé
Sturgeon | 1 autre critique | May 6, 2007 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
8
Aussi par
1
Membres
65
Popularité
#261,994
Évaluation
2.9
Critiques
3
ISBN
62
Langues
1

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