Bøger af Robert Littell

It Takes All Kinds is a witty and insightful memoir by Robert Littell, a celebrated American novelist and former journalist. The book blends personal anecdotes, travelogues, and literary analysis to offer a unique perspective on the craft of writing. Littell shares his experiences in researching and writing his best-selling spy thrillers, as well as his encounters with literary giants such as Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad. This book will appeal to aspiring writers, fans of spy fiction, and anyone interested in the art of storytelling.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In March 1953, four women meet in Room 408 of Moscow's deluxe Hotel Metropol. They have gathered to reminisce about Vladimir Mayakovsky, the poet who in death had become a national idol of Soviet Russia. In life, however, he was a much more complicated figure.The ladies, each of whom could claim to have been a muse to the poet, loved or loathed Mayakovsky in the course of his life, and as they piece together their conflicting memories of him, a portrait of the artist as a young idealist emerges. From his early years as a leader of the Futurist movement to his work as a propagandist for the Revolution and on to the censorship battles that turned him against the state (and, more ominously, the state against him), their recollections reveal Mayakovsky as a passionate, complex, sexually obsessed creature trapped in the epicenter of history, struggling to hold onto his ideals in the face of a revolution betrayed.Written by Robert Littell, whom The Washington Post called "one of the most talented, most original voices in American fiction today, period," The Mayakovsky Tapes is an ambitious, impressive novel that brings to life the tumultuous Stalinist era and the predicament of the artists ensnared in it.

A tight, captivating story of a naive child¿s encounters with a Soviet dictator, the 20th novel by Robert Littell After the sudden death of his nuclear physicist father and the arrest of his mother during the Stalinist purge of Jewish doctors, young Leon Rozental¿intellectually precocious and possessing a disarming candor¿is hiding from the NKVD in the secret rooms of the House on the Embankment, a large building in Moscow where many Soviet officials and apparatchiks live and work. One day after following a passageway, Leon meets Koba, an old man whose apartment is protected by several guards. Koba is a high-ranking Soviet officer with troubling insight into the thoughts and machinations of Comrade Stalin. Through encounters between a naive boy and a paranoid tyrant, Robert Littell creates in Comrade Koba a nuanced portrayal of the Soviet dictator, showing his human side and his simultaneous total disregard for and ignorance of the suffering he in¿icted on the Russian people. The charm and spontaneity of young Leon make him an irresistible character¿and not unlike Holden Caul¿eld, whom he admits to identifying with¿caught in the spider¿s web of the story woven by this enigmatic old man.

A award-winning, psychological post-Cold War novel—adapted as a TNT series starring Sean Bean—Legends is the next blockbuster spy novel from Robert Littell. Martin Odum is a onetime CIA field agent turned private detective in Brooklyn, struggling his way through a labyrinth of memories and past identities—"legends” in Agency parlance. But who is Martin Odum? Is he a creation of the Legend Committee at the CIA's Langley headquarters? Is he suffering from multiple personality disorder, brainwashing, or simply exhaustion? Widely considered one of the true grand masters of American spy fiction, Robert Littell shifts focus from the broad Cold War canvas of his international bestseller The Company to the life of a single CIA operative caught in a contradictory "wilderness of mirrors” in which remembering the past and forgetting it are both deadly options. From unforgettable opening to astonishing ending, Legends again proves Littell's unparalleled prowess as a seductive storyteller.

This critically acclaimed blockbuster from internationally renowned novelist Robert Littell seamlessly weaves together history and fiction to create a multigenerational, wickedly nostalgic saga of the CIA--known as ?the Company? to insiders.

Da Kim Philby flygtede til Moskva i 1963, blev han den mest omtalte og berygtede dobbeltagent i spionagens historie. Ved begyndelsen af Anden Verdenskrig var han blevet hvervet til den engelske efterretningstjeneste. Han steg hurtigt i graderne og blev efter krigen udstationeret i Washington som ledende forbindelsesofficer mellem det engelske Secret Service og CIA. Ved afsløringen af andre medlemmer af gruppen af dobbeltagenter kendt som 'Cambridge Five' kom det for dagens lys, at Philby var begyndt at spionere for Sovjetunionen, mange år før han gik ind i den engelske efterretningstjeneste. Det endte med, at han flygtede til Moskva for næsen af de engelske agenter, der var på vej til at arrestere ham, og han tilbragte de sidste femogtyve år af sit liv i Rusland.I 'Unge Philby' fortæller Robert Littell den ikke særlig kendte historie om spionens unge år. Gennem beretninger fra Philbys venner, kærester og hans sovjetiske og engelske føringsofficerer følger vi et dybt fascinerende menneske, som konstant fik sine overordnede på begge sider af jerntæppet til at spekulere på, hvor hans loyalitet egentlig lå. For hvert lag af dobbelthed, der afdækkes, rejser der sig nye spørgsmål: Hvad var det, der drev denne berygtede dobbeltagent? Hvem var, når det kom til stykket, den egentlige Kim Philby?

Da Kim Philby flygtede til Moskva i 1963, blev han den mest omtalte og berygtede dobbeltagent i spionagens historie.Ved begyndelsen af Anden Verdenskrig var han blevet hvervet til den engelske efterretningstjeneste. Han steg hurtigt i graderne og blev efter krigen udstationeret i Washington som ledende forbindelsesofficer mellem det engelske Secret Service og CIA. Ved afsløringenaf andre medlemmer af gruppen af dobbeltagenter kendt som "cambridge five" kom det for dagens lys, at Philby var begyndt at spionere for sovjetunionen, mange år før han gik ind i den engelske efterretningstjeneste. Det endte med, at han flygtede til Moskva for næsen af de engelske agenter, der var på vej til at arrestere ham, og han tilbragte de sidste femogtyve år af sit liv i Rusland.I UNGE PHILBY fortæller Robert Littell den ikke særlig kendte historie om spionens unge år. Gennem beretninger fra Philbys venner, kærester og hans sovjetiske og engelske føringsofficerer følger vi et dybt fascinerende menneske, som konstant fik sine overordnede på begge sider af jerntæppet til at spekulere på, hvor hans loyalitet egentlig lå. For hvert lag af dobbelthed, der afdækkes, rejser der sig nye spørgsmål: Hvad var det, der drev denne berygtede dobbeltagent? Hvem var, når det kom til stykket, den egentlige Kim Philby?LEKTØRUDTALELSE"... læsere, der er fascineret af spioner, agenter og den kolde krig må nødvendigvis have den med ... yndere af spionagelitteraturen vil nyde at lege med ... Amerikanske Robert Littell (f. 1935) har udgivet en række spionromaner ... Han kan sammenlignes med navne som Graham Greene og John le Carré." - Lektør, Lone Krøgh OM FORFATTERENRobert Littell er født i New York i 1935. Han Hari mange år arbejdet som journalist for Newsweek; under den kolde krig som udenrigskorrespondent fra 1965 til 1970. Han debuterede som forfatter i 1973 med The Defection of A.J. Lewinter (Afhopperen), har specialiseret sig i spionromaner og regnes for USA’s pendant til Graham Greene og John le Carré.PRESSEN SKREV"Robert Littell (født 1935) er en af spiongenrens helt store mestre, og atter demonstrerer han hvorfor: Unge Philby ...er båret af lige dele detaljeret research, skarpe replikker og humor af både den lettilgængelige og underspillede slags. ... [bogen] afvikler sit sindrige plot i et inciterende anslag og en raffineret tone, der underholder fra start til slut, hvor forfatteren ovenikøbet selv fortæller, hvorfor hans portræt af spionen som ung mand faktisk meget vel kan være sandt." - Information