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Chargement... City of Gold (1992)par Len Deighton
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Love Having previously read & enjoyed several other Len Deighton books I had high hopes; world war 2, nazis, intrigue, murder, escaped prisoners & army deserters, Erwin Rommel beating a path to Cairo in 1942... it has all the elements of a great novel. Sadly however, despite the excellently pictured atmosphere and the layers of sub plots it all just doesn't quite come together. It's decent but not anywhere near as good as his other novels I've read (SS-GB, XPD, MAMista). City of Gold read to me like the start of a much longer novel that was suddenly abandoned due to a deadline or the author losing interest. It has a lot of characters and a lot of plot threads are set up. They are then either left as loose ends or resolved perfunctorily in the last couple of chapters. There is also almost no action and not really much suspense. And it really isn't about the hunt for Rommel's spy in Cairo. Overall: a disappointment, and from one of my favourite authors. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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January 1942. Rommel's seemingly invincible Afrika Korps is at the gates of Egypt - perhaps soon to threaten Cairo itself. And Rommel has a spy in the city - a source so well-informed that the German commander knows in advance every movement of the allied forces. Amongst the teeming streets and bazaars, the British, led by Major Albert Cutler, must find him. But Cairo is a city of fool's gold, where nothing and nobody, not even Cutler, can be taken at face value... This new reissue includes a foreword from the cover designer, Oscar-winning filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman, and a brand new introduction by Len Deighton, which offers a fascinating insight into the writing of the story. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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