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The frantic search in the present day as Pym’s colleagues realize he may be a double agent for the Czechs. A Perfect Spy
Unlike the procedural tension of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , this novel focuses on the of espionage. Le Carré himself admitted that writing it was a cathartic experience, as Rick was a thinly veiled version of his own father, Ronnie Cornwell. Staff Pick - A Perfect Spy by John Le Carre' Showing 1-
Magnus is the son of Rick Pym , a flamboyant and pathological con artist. Rick taught Magnus that "the art of it was to forget everything except the ground you stood on and the face you spoke from at that moment". This upbringing made Magnus the "perfect spy" because he learned early on how to inhabit multiple realities simultaneously without guilt. Le Carré himself admitted that writing it was