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Bloomsbury Publishing
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Impeccable Spy : Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
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448 Pages
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English
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Military / World War II, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Intelligence & Espionage, Espionage
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2019
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Political Science, True Crime, History
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Hardcover
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"A remarkable work about a complicated and relatively unknown individual. Highly recommended as a valuable contribution to Soviet spy literature and 20th-century history." -- Library Journal, Starred Review " [A] vivid biography ... This exhaustive, crisply written portrait of "one of the greatest spies who ever lived" will fascinate espionage fans." -- Publishers Weekly "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday 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." -- The Financial Times "Sorge's career trajectory makes An Impeccable Spy a solid introduction to the political turmoil gripping much of the world at the time ... Matthews does an admirable job trying to peel back his mask ... Sorge was a complicated man but an undeniably excellent spy." -- Shelf Awareness, 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, "Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic." -- William Boyd, New Statesman "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer "A fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist " 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. " -- The Financial Times, A fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic, "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday Times " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist " 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. " -- The Financial Times, "An epic account ... Brilliantly written." -- The Guardian on STALIN'S CHILDREN " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- New York Post on STALIN'S CHILDREN "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches." -- Economist on STALIN'S CHILDREN " Stalin's Children, Matthews' first book, recounts his family's complicated, at times tragic, and always captivating relationship with Russia...a moving book written with a tender yet unsentimental eye, a deeply intimate account that reveals through the lives of Matthews' own family how the Soviet experience shaped, and destroyed, millions of people." -- Seattle Times on STALIN'S CHILDREN "Fascinating . . . Rezanov [is] a kind of Russian Fitzcarraldo, an imperial visionary in hot pursuit of a mad dream." -- New York Times on GLORIOUS MISADVENTURES "Deftly chronicle[d]. So the settlements are cold, the men are drunk, the trade is slow, but Matthews treats it all with an amused dryness that's as quintessentially British as good gin. The many digressions are in the service of a story that would make a fine Hollywood film." -- Newsweek on GLORIOUS MISADVENTURES "Drawing on diaries and other sources, Mr. Matthews weaves a tale of courage and chicanery, avarice and incompetence . . . [A] well-researched glimpse into an underappreciated era in New World history." -- Wall Street Journal on GLORIOUS MISADVENTURES, Riveting ... Owen Matthews sticks to the facts and gives a vivid portrayal of the man and his times ... A cut above, "A remarkable work about a complicated and relatively unknown individual. Highly recommended as a valuable contribution to Soviet spy literature and 20th-century history." -- Library Journal, Starred Review " [A] vivid biography ... This exhaustive, crisply written portrait of "one of the greatest spies who ever lived" will fascinate espionage fans." -- Publishers Weekly "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews "Matthews skillfully combines solid research in Japanese, German, and Soviet archives with a novelistic writing style to offer a gripping and at times astonishing biography of Soviet spy Richard Sorge." - Choice " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday 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." -- The Financial Times "Sorge's career trajectory makes An Impeccable Spy a solid introduction to the political turmoil gripping much of the world at the time ... Matthews does an admirable job trying to peel back his mask ... Sorge was a complicated man but an undeniably excellent spy." -- Shelf Awareness, "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday Times " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist " 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. " -- The Financial Times, Owen Matthews tells this story well, with an eye for anecdote and character, and with the help of a vast range of source s ... For those who wonder whether individuals can make a difference to history, the case of Richard Sorge will always supply a kind of answer, Anyone praised by John le Carré deserves a meticulously researched and atmospheric biography such as Own Matthews' An Impeccable Spy, "Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic." -- New Statesman "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best : detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving" -- The 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Observer "A fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- New Statesman " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Telegraph " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist, Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic., "Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic." -- New Statesman "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best : detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving" -- The 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Observer "A fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- New Statesman " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Telegraph " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist "Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic" -- New Statesman "A brilliant biography . . . a clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Daily Telegraph "A superb biography . . . alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it . . . More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best: detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving" -- The 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- The Observer, "A remarkable work about a complicated and relatively unknown individual. Highly recommended as a valuable contribution to Soviet spy literature and 20th-century history." -- Library Journal, Starred Review " [A] vivid biography ... This exhaustive, crisply written portrait of "one of the greatest spies who ever lived" will fascinate espionage fans." -- Publishers Weekly "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday 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." -- The Financial Times, A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best : detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving, "[A] vivid biography... This exhaustive, crisply written portrait of "one of the greatest spies who ever lived" will fascinate espionage fans." -- Publishers Weekly "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday 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." -- The Financial Times, "Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic." -- New Statesman "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best : detailed, wry, sympathetic and occasionally oddly moving" -- The 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Observer "A fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- New Statesman " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Telegraph " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist " 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. " -- The Financial Times, 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, "this impressive biography has uncovered the loneliness and turmoil of Sorge's inner life and widened our understanding of one of the most important -- yet least known -- Soviet spies." - The New York Times "A remarkable work about a complicated and relatively unknown individual. Highly recommended as a valuable contribution to Soviet spy literature and 20th-century history." -- Library Journal, Starred Review " [A] vivid biography ... This exhaustive, crisply written portrait of "one of the greatest spies who ever lived" will fascinate espionage fans." -- Publishers Weekly "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman "Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews "Matthews skillfully combines solid research in Japanese, German, and Soviet archives with a novelistic writing style to offer a gripping and at times astonishing biography of Soviet spy Richard Sorge." - Choice " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday 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." -- The Financial Times "Sorge's career trajectory makes An Impeccable Spy a solid introduction to the political turmoil gripping much of the world at the time ... Matthews does an admirable job trying to peel back his mask ... Sorge was a complicated man but an undeniably excellent spy." -- Shelf Awareness, Gloriously readable ... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller, 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, "A superb biography ... Alive to Sorge's human flaws as much as to his professional competence, and with a salutary vein of anger running through it ... 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 fascinating biography ... Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic " -- William Boyd, New Statesman " Fans of Alan Furst and similar authors will find this true-espionage story fascinating." - Kirkus Reviews " 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home" -- Oliver Bullough, Observer " Brilliant ... A clear-eyed, deeply researched and finely-judged portrait" -- Saul David, Telegraph "Gloriously readable... Every chapter of Matthews's superbly researched biography reads like something from an Eric Ambler thriller." -- Sunday Times " Stalin's Children should be required reading for anyone involved with economic, cultural or political relations with [Russia] ... A poignant and insightful reading experience" -- praise for Stalin's Children, New York Post "An epic account ... Brilliantly written" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Guardian "Few books say so much about Russia then and now, and its effect on those it touches" -- praise for Stalin's Children, Economist " 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. " -- The Financial Times, [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, Owen Matthews tells the story of Sorge's extraordinary life with tremendous verve and expertise and a real talent for mise en scène . Shanghai in the 1930s and prewar Tokyo, Sorge's stamping grounds, come vividly alive in these pages and the portrait of Sorge himself that emerges is richly authentic, 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 Carré fans alike will find themselves very much at home
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE PRIZE 'The most formidable spy in history' Ian Fleming 'A superb biography ... More than a hundred books have been written about him and this is undoubtedly the best' Ben Macintyre Richard Sorge was a man with two homelands. Born of a German father and a Russian mother in Baku in 1895, he moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. A member of the angry and deluded generation who found new, radical faiths after their experiences on the battlefields of the First World War, Sorge became a fanatical communist - and the Soviet Union's most formidable spy. Like many great spies, Sorge was an effortless seducer, combining charm with ruthless manipulation. He did not have to go undercover to find out closely guarded state secrets - his victims willingly shared them. As a foreign correspondent, he infiltrated and influenced the highest echelons of German, Chinese and Japanese society in the years leading up to and including the Second World War. His intelligence regarding Operation Barbarossa and Japanese intentions not to invade Siberia in 1941 proved pivotal to the Soviet counteroffensive in the Battle of Moscow, which in turn determined the outcome of the war. Never before has Sorge's story been told from the Russian side as well as the German and Japanese. Owen Matthews takes a sweeping historical perspective and draws on a wealth of declassified Soviet archives - along with testimonies from those who knew and worked with Sorge - to rescue the riveting story of the man described by Ian Fleming as 'the most formidable spy in history'., The thrilling true story of Richard Sorge-the Soviet intelligence operative John le Carr called "the spy to end spies." Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. Born to a German mother and a Russian father, Sorge became a fanatical communist-and the Soviet Union's most formidable spy. Like many great spies, Sorge was an effortless seducer, combining charm with a ruthless manipulation. He did not have to go snooping to find out closely guarded state secrets-his victims willingly shared them. Hiding in plain sight as a foreign correspondent, he infiltrated and influenced the highest echelons of German, Chinese, and Japanese society in the years leading up to and including World War II. His intelligence proved pivotal to the Soviet counteroffensive in the Battle of Moscow, which determined the outcome of the war. Owen Matthews, author of Stalin's Children , captures the sweep of history and draws on a wealth of declassified Soviet documents and testimonials to tell the riveting story of the man Ian Fleming described as "the most formidable spy in history.", The thrilling true story of Richard Sorge - the Soviet intelligence operative John le Carré called "the spy to end spies."
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- v***i (716)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufI have been humming the most prominent tune in this series, Ashokan Farewell," for days now and it finally prompted me to order the DVDs. The package just arrived this afternoon and I will see about retrieving my old DVD player to watch it all all over again this weekend. The description said it was in "good" shape, but it hardly looks used to my untrained eye. Great price ($10). Well packaged for the journey and delivered on time. Thanks!The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns [DVD] (Nr. 365562425043)