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The legendary spy thriller from bestselling author Robert Littell-whose newest book, "The Company," is receiving rave reviews and acclaim-is finally back in print. Fans, reviewers, and booksellers will cheer. This first novel, originally published in 1973, established Littell as a master and immediately elevated him to the ranks of John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Graham Greene."The Defection of A. J. Lewinter" is a masterpiece of irony and intrigue, an unconventional and gripping anatomy of a defection. A. J. Lewinter is an American scientist, for years an insignificant cog in America's complex defense machinery. While at an academic conference in Tokyo, he contacts the KGB station chief and tells him he wants to defect. He tantalizes the Russians with U.S. military secrets he claims to possess, but is his defection genuine? Neither the Russians nor the Americans are sure and Lewinter is swept up in a terrifying political chess match of deceit and treachery. Each side struggles to anticipate its opponent's next move and the superpowers are locked in a deadly contest that exploits friendships, destroys loyalties, and manipulates human beings as expendable pawns. Deft and dazzlingly

Who reads The Defection of A. J. Lewinter : A Novel of Duplicity?

Author

Littell, Robert

Publisher

The Overlook Press

Published

1973

Language

EN

ISBN

9781585673476

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Adventure, Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (115 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14