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Beschreibung

Inspired by the true story of Anthony Blunt and the Cambridge Five spy ring, The Untouchable is a beautifully crafted novel by John Banville, author of the Booker Prize-winning The Sea.

Victor Maskell has been betrayed. After an announcement in the House of Commons and the hasty revelation of his double life of wartime espionage, his disgrace is public, his knighthood revoked, his position as curator of the Queen's pictures terminated.

There are questions to be answered. For whom has he been sacrificed? To what has he sacrificed his life?

'The Untouchable is an engrossing, exquisitely written and almost bewilderingly smart book . . . It's the fullest book I've read in a very long time, utterly accomplished, thoroughly readable, written by a novelist of vast talent' - Richard Ford, author of Independence Day

Inspired by the true story of Anthony Blunt and the Cambridge Five spy ring, The Untouchable is a beautifully crafted novel by John Banville, author of the Booker Prize-winning The Sea.

Victor Maskell has been betrayed. After an announcement in the House of Commons and the hasty revelation of his double life of wartime espionage, his disgrace is public, his knighthood revoked, his position as curator of the Queen's pictures terminated.

There are questions to be answered. For whom has he been sacrificed? To what has he sacrificed his life?

'The Untouchable is an engrossing, exquisitely written and almost bewilderingly smart book . . . It's the fullest book I've read in a very long time, utterly accomplished, thoroughly readable, written by a novelist of vast talent' - Richard Ford, author of Independence Day

Über den Autor
John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many highly acclaimed novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.
Zusammenfassung
'This is the book John Banville was born to write' Catherine Lockerbie, Scotsman
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 403 S.
ISBN-13: 9780330339322
ISBN-10: 033033932X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Banville, John
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 130 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: John Banville
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.08.2010
Gewicht: 0,297 kg
Artikel-ID: 106797549