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The Tailor of Panama

John le Carré

359 pages

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About this book

An old Etonian and spy is on a double mission in Panama to keep an eye on the political maneouverings leading up to the American handover of the Panama Canal and to secure for himself the immense private fortune that has so far eluded him.

Themes
Dark & BroodingMysteriousThrilling & PropulsiveThought-ProvokingThe fragility of truthGreed's corrosive powerIdentity as performanceImperialist exploitation
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