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The Mission Song

The Mission Song

John le Carré
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Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence.Bruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous African languages, has made him a top interpreter in London, useful to businesses, hospitals, diplomats-and spies. Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility known as the "Chat Room," Salvo translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, snatched voice mail messages. When Anderson sends him to a mysterious island to interpret during a secret conference between Central African warlords, Bruno thinks he is helping Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world. But then he hears something he should not have....Building upon the box office success of le Carre's The Constant Gardener and le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world , this new novel is a crowning achievement, full of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better.
Language
English
Pages
339
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 2008
ISBN 13
9780316016742

The Mission Song

John le Carré
0/5 ( ratings)
Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence.Bruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous African languages, has made him a top interpreter in London, useful to businesses, hospitals, diplomats-and spies. Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility known as the "Chat Room," Salvo translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, snatched voice mail messages. When Anderson sends him to a mysterious island to interpret during a secret conference between Central African warlords, Bruno thinks he is helping Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world. But then he hears something he should not have....Building upon the box office success of le Carre's The Constant Gardener and le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world , this new novel is a crowning achievement, full of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better.
Language
English
Pages
339
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 2008
ISBN 13
9780316016742

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