http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/06/30/the-circus/ Twisted by Jessica Zafra - Pumping irony since 1994 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/06/30/the-circus/#comment-36396 jediknight Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:15:10 +0000 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/06/30/the-circus/#comment-36396 I think it was in Smiley's People where the protagonist (George Smiley) ruminates on the significance of his wife's going out without her earrings. I remember being resentful of the author for making the "bida" not as macho and cool as, say, a Ludlum protagonist (I was twenty at the time, an avid Ludlum fan). In the world of espionage according to Le Carre, there is no superspy: the James Bonds do not-- cannot-- exist; there is also no Ludlumesque plot, no "surprising" and "unexpected" villains involved in a "shocking" conspiracy. Anyway, his book 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (and other books) was lauded by the critics as being one of the most realistic portrayals of the world of espionage. We have to take their word, of course, as there are not very many of us who know somebody in espionage (besides James Bond). A popular second hand bookstore used to carry many Le Carre books, but, come to think of it, I haven't seen one (Le Carre book, that is) in a long while. Can't help you there, I'm afraid. Good luck on your hunt; George Smiley is an unforgettable character. I think it was in Smiley’s People where the protagonist (George Smiley) ruminates on the significance of his wife’s going out without her earrings. I remember being resentful of the author for making the “bida” not as macho and cool as, say, a Ludlum protagonist (I was twenty at the time, an avid Ludlum fan). In the world of espionage according to Le Carre, there is no superspy: the James Bonds do not– cannot– exist; there is also no Ludlumesque plot, no “surprising” and “unexpected” villains involved in a “shocking” conspiracy.
Anyway, his book ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” (and other books) was lauded by the critics as being one of the most realistic portrayals of the world of espionage. We have to take their word, of course, as there are not very many of us who know somebody in espionage (besides James Bond). A popular second hand bookstore used to carry many Le Carre books, but, come to think of it, I haven’t seen one (Le Carre book, that is) in a long while. Can’t help you there, I’m afraid.
Good luck on your hunt; George Smiley is an unforgettable character.

]]> http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/06/30/the-circus/#comment-36394 rmsblue Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:58:05 +0000 http://jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2008/06/30/the-circus/#comment-36394 How about I swap Smiley's which I was just browsing at B&N for one of your Twisted books. Email me. How about I swap Smiley’s which I was just browsing at B&N for one of your Twisted books. Email me.

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