John Le Carré is the pen name for author, "David John Moore Cornwell". He is best known for his espionage & spy novels.
In Le Carre's book, "The Russia House", the character Barley Blair, a publicist, is approached by high-ranking Soviet scientist with information that may help the West. Barley is quickly trained by British Intelligence and sent to Moscow to liaise with a go-between, the beautiful Katya. In order to save humanity, must they betray their countries?
Reviews of "The Russia House":-
'Classic le Carré' - The Sunday Times;
'... this is witty, shapely tale-spinning from a modern master' - Kirkus Reviews
The first US Edition of "The Russia House" was published by Alfred A. Knopf (New York) on 22 May 1989 (ISBN10: 0394577892). The first UK Edition was published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd on 1 June 1989 (ISBN10: 0340505737). The US and UK editions have different dustjackets.
The Fine Art Hut offers for sale the first Australian edition of "The Russia House", (ISBN10: 0340505737) published in 1989 by Hodder & Stoughton (Australia) Pty Ltd.
