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The Company: A Novel of the CIA [Unabridged] (Paperback)

by Robert Littell (Author)

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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 (26 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 93,929 in Books (See Bestsellers 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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5.0 out of 5 stars The Company - Outstanding, 29 April 2003

By	"culturedchris" - See all my reviews

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!!!!!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Walk the distance, it is worth it, 13 Sep 2004

By	Thomas Koetzsch (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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"The Company" has been out for a while, but I have only just come round to reading it. I found it hard to put down, once I read the first 50 pages or so. But then I had to because the book's length makes it difficult to read it in one go.
As with all historical novels you always wonder how close they are based on reality. Characters like Jim Angleton and the Sorcerer/Harvey Torriti (presumably Bill Harvey) should be straight out of reality. On the other hand, you wouldn't mind it to be pure fiction after you discover that one of rising stars in the CIA was discovered to be working for the other side - thirty years after he was hired.
Generally, the book doesn't follow history too closely, but what does one expect. It is a novel. Besides, if Robert Littell had included all the battlegrounds between the CIA and the KGB, this book would come in several volumes.
I don't have any favorite episodes. I loved the whole book. It is great that there are some good spy novels coming out of America.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Ever (OK maybe not the best ever but mighty good), 15 Feb 2007

By	Carlan14 "Carlan14" (UK) - See all my reviews

Brilliant from start to finish. Forget about writing styles, terminology, cliches, for pure entertainment value I haven't read one to beat it. Makes you feel like your 10 years old reading about the bad Russians. Some brill characters and very exciting stories.

Well worth a read.

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Published on 11 Nov 2005 by M. Denton

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