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Reflecting the metaphorical biting cold of the Cold War in the 'sixties and the proxy Cold-War represented by international chess matches, each chapter starts with a chess game reference.

In Berlin, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West – for a price. The American laughed and went back to his shoelace. Please try your request again later. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Anyway, a good and complex spy story about bringing a Russian defector over to the west. But that is the story at its simplest. Try again. A game in which the blood-stained legacy of Nazi Germany is enmeshed in the intricate moves of cold war espionage…. In Berlin, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West - for a price. . The blurb on the back of the 1960s Penguin edition that I read compared him to The Beatles, Jean Shrimpton and ejector seats in Aston Martins as one of the high points of British Cool. Colonel Stok is a hoot. Funeral in Berlin is a spy novel set in the '60s. An illustration of a 3.5 ... Funeral in Berlin by Deighton, Len. I will take a break from Deighton for a while before coming back to more Harry Palmer. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. I read this book whenever I have the flu. Hallam's tight!" Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Twists and turns with the pre-Bernard Samson, already demonstrating the trademark style of the sassy British agent who is not in awe of either his superiors or anyone else for that matter. In his later work it's much more restrained and better for it.

To put it bluntly, I found this novel ponderous, terribly paced and worst of all, without a fragment of insight into either, a) the "secret" world of espionage, and/or, human nature. Deighton is all about the dirty end of the stick - the field guys. Twists and turns with the pre-Bernard Samson, already demonstrating the trademark style of the sassy British agent who is not in awe of either his superiors or anyone else for that matter. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. A ferociously cool Cold War thriller from the author of The Ipcress File. I think this is the second of Len Deighton's spy novels that revolve around an unamed spy (he was given the name Harry Palmer in the films with Michael Caine). I’ll read more Deighton though, because overall he tips the scale toward the positive side in terms of an entertaining genre read. ‘A most impressive book in which the tension, more like a chronic ache than a sharp stab of pain, never lets go.’ Evening Standard, ‘A ferociously cool fable, even better than The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.’ New York Times, ‘A master of fictional espionage.’ Daily Mail, ‘The poet of the spy story.’ Sunday Times, ‘Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the field that they are not even in sight’ Sunday Times, ‘Nobody now seriously doubts that Deighton is the most credible of all the spysmiths’ The Scotsman. The atmosphere in this novel, which is very different to the film.

But a communist, no. This is exponentially better than the first two books. retains the classic spy thriller sense of underlying distrust and betrayal. Audio. Immediately download the Funeral in Berlin summary, chapter-by-chapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more - everything you need for studying or teaching Funeral in Berlin. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists.

"It's more what you might call extra-curricular. At present living in Europe, he has, over the years, lived with his family in ten different countries from Austria to Portugal. Small cheat since you never quite have enough information. Colonel Stok is a hoot. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.

Deighton's book, well written as usual, takes place more in London than Berlin, with brief sections in the coast of Spain next to the French border, Bordeaux and Prague. It's more than a little fun to see how some of the characters in this book evolve into characters in his later masterpieces.

We’d love your help. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Enjoy! Otherwise I greatly enjoyed both the movie and book plots. Full of twists and turns and double agents. I have read the paperback so many times it's fallen apart.

For a start I haven’t seen the film (!) Unable to add item to List. A dense plot, but not so overwhelming that you'll get lost in it. I had seen the Harry Palmer movies starring Michael Caine (Funeral in Berlin and The Ipcress File) way back when and loved them.

Around a mock funeral, the spy main protagonist, his allies and antagonist duck and weave, as they seek to either support or prevent a defection from the Soviets. What makes the author's books good to read is the ambience of intrigue he creates. The attention to character, plot, story, atmosphere, and style is perfection. With 'Funeral in Berlin', Deighton achieves mastery of his art. Len Deighton’s third novel has become a classic, as compelling and suspenseful now as when it first exploded on to the bestseller lists. One chapter has a brilliantly written, bitter but ultimately profound perspective on the Holocaust and the folly of the human race by a Jewish victim, who's being interviewed by the protagonist, and it ties in perfectly and artfully with one of the main themes in the main story, perhaps the biggest theme. And I don't like the others of these series much at all. After those titles, Deighton became something of a spy-story sausage machine. Please try again. Classic Spy Thriller, for those of a certain age. I would love to make a faithful movie adaptation. There was too much unnecessary detail, and not enough suspense, until the very end. There is the fringe of James Bondery but the story still holds up really well. British intelligence are willing to pay, providing their own top secret agent is in Berlin to act as go-between. NY (1965); First US edition (January 1, 1965), Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2018. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

I liked Funeral in Berlin but I wasn't so keen on the cynicism. FROM THE PUBLISHER - FUNERAL IN BERLIN is a spy novel by Len Deighton. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. '"It's official then?" The tale wanders. Good spy story around the start of the Berlin Wall, Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018. Quite up to the early-Deighton standard, with chess theory as the controlling structural metaphor. Refresh and try again. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Vulkan chuckled and glanced at the major. After discharge from the RAF, he studied at St Martin's School of Art in London in 194. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Not a poor book, with a story the reader can follow and attempt to piece together - at least partly.

I didn’t care for this one as much as The Ipcress File. I have read the paperback so many times it's fallen apart. There was too much unnecessary detail, and not enough suspense, until the very end. Perhaps time has dulled some of the excitement associated when this book first appeared in 1962, but it still holds up reasonably well. In the movie the plot is based on smuggling a Russian officer to the west. There is the fringe of James Bondery but the story still holds up really well. The reader is forced in every chapter to ask: who is playing off who against whom? Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020, Sorry but this did not live up to my expectation. The writing is sharp and witty and Deighton's style is quite unique. It's interesting watching the progression of Deighton's writing from, A wide ranging spy novel, which is quite the opposite of the film version. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. In this novel, Deighton becomes the British descendent of Raymond Chandler's hero in THE BIG SLEEP, THE LONG GOODBYE and FAREWELL, MY LOVELY. This book is a cool, classy spy thriller, which paints a vivid picture of early '60s Europe, in particular Berlin.

In contrast, I absolutely loved Ipcress. ‘A most impressive book in which the tension, more like a chronic ache than a sharp stab of pain, never lets go.’ Evening Standard, ‘A ferociously cool fable, even better than The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.’ New York Times, ‘A master of fictional espionage.’ Daily Mail, ‘The poet of the spy story.’ Sunday Times, ‘Deighton is so far in the front of other writers in the field that they are not even in sight’ Sunday Times, ‘Nobody now seriously doubts that Deighton is the most credible of all the spysmiths’ The Scotsman, 'A most impressive book in whivh the tension, more like a chronic ache than a sharp stab of pain, never lets go' - The Standard, 'A ferociously cool fable, even better than The Spy Who Came In From, the Cold' - NEW YORK TIMES, 'Funerial in Berlin... is splendid' - DAILY TELEGRAPH.

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