Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on. Olen steinhauer, new york times bestselling author of the tourist. Joseph kanon is an american author of historical fiction, spy fiction and thriller novels. Initially published in 1997, this was to be the first book from joseph kanon as an author to reach the market. Even expatriate american leon bauer was drawn into this shadow world, doing undercover.
Category mysterythriller if you are looking for a really, really good spy novel istanbul passage will satisfy all spy aficionados. For readers, its immediately recognizable territory. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Washington post kanon compounds the fraught postwar mood with a location to matchistanbul passage is enlivened by intelligent plotting and its vivid evocation of the city. Even expatriate american leon bauer was drawn into this. Buy istanbul passage by joseph kanon online at alibris. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read istanbul passage. His novel the good german was adapted to film in 2006, starring george clooney and cate blanchett and it was directed by steven soderbergh.
Joseph kanon audio books, best sellers, author bio. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Cold war, fiction general, fiction suspense, americans, fiction, intelligence. In the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph kanon has been hailed as the heir apparent to graham greene the boston globe. Before becoming a fulltime writer, he was a book publishing executive. Set in turkey shortly after the second world war, istanbul passage is the latest spy novel by author joseph kanon. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Istanbul passage, by joseph kanon, is a complex spy. Istanbul passage by joseph kanon, published by atria books. A novel by kanon, joseph and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ive read all his books starting with the good german when it was first released. The main passage is that of the mystery passenger, a journey that forms the core of the suspenseful doublecrossfilled plot.
The bestselling author returns on june 6, 2017 in america and june 1, 2017 in the uk with a fastpaced and richly imagined novel about an american spy, the cold war s most notorious defector, who fled washington for the safety of moscowbut never lost his talent for betrayal. Joseph kanon is gamekeeper turned poacher, a successful. Kanon studied at harvard university, and at trinity college in cambridge. In the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph kanon has been hailed as the heir.
Istanbul passage book by joseph kanon official publisher. The title, istanbul passage, operates on many levels. The reader romps around the city and bounces around inside the protagonist, leons. Istanbul passage in the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph kanon has been hailed as the heir apparent to graham greene the boston globe. A novel reeks of historically accurate mood in the same way that graham greenes the comedians exuded voodoo in haiti. The write channel with nicola monaghan recommended for you.
A look at the best seller ebook istanbul passage by joseph. As an undergraduate, he published his first stories in the atlantic monthly. Joseph kanon born 1946 is an american author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after world war ii. In the bestselling tradition of espionage novels by john lecarre and alan furst, istanbul passage brilliantly illustrates why edgar awardwinning author joseph. Jun 03, 2012 for readers, its immediately recognizable territory. To ask other readers questions about istanbul passage, please sign up. Istanbul passage is a firstrate espionage novel, filled with complexity and thrills, but its greatest success may be in this much more universal. Istanbul passage is a not quite as good as his other books. I am willing to experience joseph kanons books but dont.
Kanon does employ a narrative tic i can do without, the cobbling together, by comma, of phrase smashups meant to approximate train of thought breathlessness. He is to the postwwii men and women caught in the ethical struggles and dilemmas of the neverending shadow war genre as alan furst is to the prewwii settingperiod. Joseph kanon books list of books by author joseph kanon. Istanbul passage by joseph kanon book club discussion. Istanbul passage by joseph kanon in chm, fb2, txt download ebook. Istanbul passage offers access to the compromised milieu of a vivid metropolis in its first postwar winter, where everyone is trying to keep balance amid bad choices. Dec 22, 2017 istanbul passage by joseph kanon, 97814715057, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In joseph kanons new spy thriller, istanbul passage, former intelligence aide leon bauer is. If youve liked kanons previous efforts im pretty sure youll like istanbul passage. Details of istanbuls past, both people and events, decorate the topsyturvy plot of kanons novel. We would say, the way kanon writes resembles to the books by lecarre so the fans of the his books will find istanbul passage an appealing read. Istanbul survived the second world war as a magnet for refugees and spies.
Istanbul passage by joseph kanon, 97814715057, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Istanbul passage, a novel by joseph kanon the new york times. Chris pavone is the author of the debut novel the expats, on sale march 6 crown. Though not much happens, plotwise, in this dialoguedriven book, leon hardly has a moment to relax, immersed in a world of moral and political upheaval. Buy a cheap copy of istanbul passage book by joseph kanon.
May 29, 2012 istanbul passage by joseph kanon, published by atria books. I think hes as good, if not better, than any author the uk has ever produced. May 26, 2012 in joseph kanons new spy thriller, istanbul passage, former intelligence aide leon bauer is caught in the complexities of post. World war, istanbul passage is the latest spy novel by author joseph kanon. Early on in the book, an american is killed during a botched secret agent transfer and all sidesrussian, american, turkishwork hard to figure out exactly who and where the mole is. There is no better place, today or back in the 1940s, for a spy novel than istanbul, turkey.
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