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The Little Drummer Girl: A Novel by John le Carré is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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John le Carré has earned worldwide acclaim with novels that navigate the shadow worlds of espionage. In The Little Drummer Girl, one of his most enduring works, le Carré took leave of the Circus, George Smiley, and all his people, and presented instead an original canvas that remains, two decades later, stunningly fresh and topical. It was then, and is now, a thrilling, moving, and courageous novel of Middle Eastern intrigue. Charlie is a promiscuous, unsuccessful, English actress in her twenties. Vacationing on the Greek island of Mykonos with friends, she longs for commitment. But to what? To whom? Intrigued by a handsome, solitary bather, Charlie finds herself lured into the "theatre of the real." For the mysterious man is Kurtz, an embattled Israeli intelligence officer out to stop the bombing of Jews in Europe. Forced to play her most challenging role, Charlie is plunged into a deceptive and delicate trap set to ensnare an elusive Palestinian terrorist...and soon proves herself a double agent of the highest order.ReviewThe New York Times An irresistible book...Charlie is the ultimate double agent. -- ReviewAbout the AuthorJohn le CarrÉ was born in 1931. His third novel, The Sp

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Author
John le Carré
Publisher
Scribner
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9780743464659
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Thriller
Rating
3.94 / 5 (172 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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