- Paperback: 500 pages
- Publisher: Pan; 6 edition (16 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330372890
- ISBN-13: 978-0330372893
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 6.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 224,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'The American le Carre' New York Times; 'If Robert Littell didn't invent the American Spy novel, he should have' Tom Clancy
Economist Friday 16th August 2002
There are few good books about the CIA. . . Mr Littell has aimed magnificently high
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE novel of the CIA,
By S. Berner (Cocoa, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Company: A Novel of the CIA (Hardcover)
Robert Littell has been called "our" (Yanks, that is) John Le Carre. The book bears the legend "a novel of the CIA". The former, I think even the British will agree, is more than accurate. The latter is a gross understatement. At close to 900, absolutely never dull, pages, this book, which essentially spans the entire Cold War history of the organization, is THE novel of the CIA. Always even-handed, always engrossing, this is not only a corking novel, but a brilliant history of our recent times. I am prone to recommend books I like as things people "should" read. This is, as they say in blurbsville, an absolute "Must" read for any serious spy novel afficianado.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Company - Outstanding,
This review is from: The Company: A Novel of the CIA (Paperback)
The size of this book, 1283 pages to be exact, is at first daunting. However, I was addicted after the first page. The plot is so complex, dramatic and exciting that I didnt want it to end. The fictious plot uses various historical cold war events and personalities in such a clever manner that I felt as if I were reading an actual account of the CIA. Littel is so clever at having centered his four main characters around momentous events in Cold war history, that you end up thinking if he himself is/were a CIA agent and this is his autobiography. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys edge-of-your-seat cold war thrillers. I have read many cold war novels and none of them compare to this book. This is the book that everyone is talking about, and don't be put off by its size, its worth savouring every page!!!!!!!!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Right riveting read,
By Andrew (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Company: A Novel of the CIA (Paperback)
A compelling read that had me ensnared from the first few pages. Despite its length (over 1200 pages), it feels much shorter as I was drawn into the plot and swept through 4 decades of cold war history seen through the eyes of the CIA. Not sure how much of it is based on reality but a fabulous book none-the-less.
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