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Penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers and drug smugglers who have risen to unthinkable power and wealth. The night manager, his thirteenth novel, looks beyond the end of the cold war to the burgeoning business of illegal anus dealing. After attending the universities of bern and oxford, he taught at eton and spent five years in the british foreign service. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of the night manager by john le carre. Jonathan pine is a british exserviceman and the manager of a hotel in switzerland. The night manager by john le carr knopf doubleday publishing group, 1993. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 597 pages and is available in paperback format. Richard onslow roper, a very special visitor, arrives with his entourage at a zurich hotel. They say john le carre writes sophisticated spy thrillers. The night manager ist ein spionageroman des britischen schriftstellers john le carre aus dem jahr 1993. Read the night manager a novel by john le carre available from rakuten kobo. When he is shown some secret information, he passes it to a man in the british government. In the shadowy recesses of whitehall and washington an unholy.
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