摘要
Aronoff (anthropology and political science, Rutgers U.) examines the fictional world of le Carre, relating it to the real world of politics and espionage. His analysis focuses on the ethical dilemmas that confront citizens, particularly of democracies, when their states engage in espionage. He also draws parallels between the self-parody of le Carre and that of 17th-century Dutch artist Jan Steen, and explains how it expresses a distinctive form of ambiguous moralism. This is a paperbound reprint of a 1999 work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)