
An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent (Paperback)
Owen Matthews (author)- 10+ in stock
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408857816
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 336 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Gloriously readable ... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
A superb biography ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best: detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving -- Ben Macintyre * The Times *
A vividly told story, thoroughly researched and well-crafted ... I love a thrilling spy story, especially one as superbly narrated as this, full of Bond-like drama about Sorge's brushes with death, his love of fast cars and women ... A highly relevant book for today * Financial Times *
Magnificently written ... An Impeccable Spy is packed with humour and insight and all served up with a rare lightness of touch ... Ben Macintyre and John le Carre fans alike will find themselves very much at home -- Oliver Bullough * Observer *
Vivid and revealing ... Within a few pages, it is clear that An Impeccable Spy is going to be a very good read ... Better than any previous biography -- Christopher Andrew * Literary Review *
A gripping human story with the complexity of a political thriller ... An excellent history, which sheds new light on Sorge and his work. Unless something significant turns up about him in the German Nazi-era intelligence archives, it is likely to be the definitive work on him in English * Standpoint *
Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait -- Saul David * Telegraph *
[An] impressive biography ... Matthews captures all the drama of Sorge's story ... The complexities of Soviet, German and Japanese politics and infighting of the time are skilfully navigated and the personalities brought vividly to life. With this book as our evidence, we can say that Sorge was an impeccable spy, and also that Matthews is an impeccable biographer -- Vin Arthey * Scotsman *
Riveting ... An eye-rubbing story * Spectator *
Anyone praised by John le Carre deserves a meticulously researched and atmospheric biography such as Own Matthews' An Impeccable Spy -- Terry Philpot * Tablet *
Riveting ... Owen Matthews sticks to the facts and gives a vivid portrayal of the man and his times ... A cut above -- John Green * Morning Star *
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