John le Carr? and the Cold Warexplores the historical contexts and political implications of le Carr?'s major Cold-War novels. The first in-depth study of le Carr? this century, this book analyses his work in light of key topics in 20th-century history, including containment of Communism, decolonization, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban missile crisis, the Cambridge spy-ring, the Vietnam War, the 70s oil crisis and Thatcherism.
ExaminingThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold(1963),Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(1974),Smiley's People(1979) and other novels, this book offers an illuminating picture of Cold-War Britain, while situating le Carr?'s work alongside that of George Orwell, Graham Greene and Ian Fleming. Providing a valuable contribution to contemporary understandings of both British spy fiction and post-war fiction, Toby Manning challenges the critical consensus to reveal a considerably less radical writer than is conventionally presented.
Toby Manninghas taught at Queen Mary University, Brunel University and the University of Birmingham, UK. A former journalist, he is also the author of
The Rough Guide to Pink Floyd(2006).
An analysis inspired by venerated figures of 20th-century Marxist literary criticism. This reappraisal of the popular novelist's oeuvre incorporates a fan's enthusiasm with the literary scholar's eye for ideological complexity. Summing Up: Recommended. CHOICE
John le Carre and the Cold Waris highly informative and loaded with historical context. Times Literary Supplement
Manning's study proves to be an important contribution to le Carr? scholarship and to criticism of espionage ?ction as a whole. Its signi?cance lies also in laying the foundations for future research. Literature & History
An important contribution to work on spy fiction and its contexts. Rosie White, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, Theory and Popular Culturelđ
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