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Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read istanbul passage. Olen steinhauer, new york times bestselling author of the tourist. Joseph kanon books list of books by author joseph kanon. Joseph kanon audio books, best sellers, author bio. I read kanon s the good german a while back, and enjoyed it a bit more than this book, but still i would recommend istanbul passage to fans of the genre. There is no better place, today or back in the 1940s, for a spy novel than istanbul, turkey. The bestselling author returns on june 6, 2017 in america and june 1, 2017 in the uk with a fastpaced and richly imagined novel about an american spy, the cold war s most notorious defector, who fled washington for the safety of moscowbut never lost his talent for betrayal. Istanbul passage is a not quite as good as his other books. In his new thriller, istanbul passage, the american writer joseph kanon joins. For readers, its immediately recognizable territory. A novel by kanon, joseph and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
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To ask other readers questions about istanbul passage, please sign up. Washington post kanon compounds the fraught postwar mood with a location to matchistanbul passage is enlivened by intelligent plotting and its vivid evocation of the city. Kanon studied at harvard university, and at trinity college in cambridge. In the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph.
Istanbul passage is a firstrate espionage novel, filled with complexity and thrills, but its greatest success may be in this much more universal. In the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph kanon has been hailed as the heir. Cold war, fiction general, fiction suspense, americans, fiction, intelligence. Details of istanbuls past, both people and events, decorate the topsyturvy plot of kanons novel. From the bestselling author of istanbul passagecalled a fastmoving thinking mans thriller by the wall street journalcomes a sweeping, atmospheric novel of postwar east berlin, a city caught between political idealism and the harsh realities of soviet occupation. Istanbul passage by joseph kanon, published by atria books. As an undergraduate, he published his first stories in the atlantic monthly.
Istanbul passage offers access to the compromised milieu of a vivid metropolis in its first postwar winter, where everyone is trying to keep balance amid bad choices. Initially published in 1997, this was to be the first book from joseph kanon as an author to reach the market. May 26, 2012 in joseph kanons new spy thriller, istanbul passage, former intelligence aide leon bauer is caught in the complexities of post. Istanbul passage book by joseph kanon official publisher. May 29, 2012 istanbul passage by joseph kanon, published by atria books. If youve liked kanons previous efforts im pretty sure youll like istanbul passage. He is to the postwwii men and women caught in the ethical struggles and dilemmas of the neverending shadow war genre as alan furst is to the prewwii settingperiod.
Istanbul passage, a novel by joseph kanon the new york. A novel reeks of historically accurate mood in the same way that graham greenes the comedians exuded voodoo in haiti. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. I think hes as good, if not better, than any author the uk has ever produced. Creative writing tips, advice and lessons from bestseller stephen king duration.
I am willing to experience joseph kanons books but dont. Before becoming a fulltime writer, he was a book publishing executive. Joseph kanon is an american author of historical fiction, spy fiction and thriller novels. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on. Early on in the book, an american is killed during a botched secret agent transfer and all sidesrussian, american, turkishwork hard to figure out exactly who and where the mole is. In joseph kanons new spy thriller, istanbul passage, former intelligence aide leon bauer is. A look at the best seller ebook istanbul passage by joseph. May 29, 2012 a site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. His novel the good german was adapted to film in 2006, starring george clooney and cate blanchett and it was directed by steven soderbergh. Even expatriate american leon bauer was drawn into this shadow world, doing undercover. Even expatriate american leon bauer was drawn into this. From the bestselling author of istanbul passagecalled a fastmoving thinking mans thriller by the wall street journalcomes a sweeping, atmospheric. Though not much happens, plotwise, in this dialoguedriven book, leon hardly has a moment to relax, immersed in a world of moral and political upheaval.
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