The mission song
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2006., New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2006.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
339 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Status:
Loveland Adult Fiction
Le Carre, J.
Description
Full of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better, The Mission Song turns John Le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world on turmoil and conspiracy in Africa.
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 (as he's known) translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, and 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...
By turns thriller, love story, and comic allegory of our times, The Mission Song is a crowning achievement, recounting an interpreter's heroically naive journey out of the dark of Western hypocrisy and into the heart of lightness.
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 (as he's known) translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, and 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...
By turns thriller, love story, and comic allegory of our times, The Mission Song is a crowning achievement, recounting an interpreter's heroically naive journey out of the dark of Western hypocrisy and into the heart of lightness.
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Loveland Adult Fiction
Le Carre, J.
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Dec 6, 2023
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Jul 22, 2023
Longmont Adult Fiction
FICTION LE CARRE, J.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316016742, 0316016748
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APA Citation (style guide)
Le Carré, J. (2006). The mission song. New York, Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Le Carré, John, 1931-2020. 2006. The Mission Song. New York, Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Le Carré, John, 1931-2020, The Mission Song. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Le Carré, John. The Mission Song. New York, Little, Brown and Co, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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