Epitaph for a Spy

Name: Epitaph for a Spy
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Author: Eric Ambler
ISBN: 9780141924410

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Eric Ambler, James Fenton

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Paru le : 28/05/2009

Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera. But when... > Lire la suite

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Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera. But when he takes his holiday photographs to be developed at a local chemists, he suddenly finds himself mistaken for a Gestapo agent and a charge of espionage is levelled at him. To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy.
As he desperately tries to uncover the true culprit's identity, Vadassy must risk his job, his safety and everything he holds dear.

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Date de parution : 28/05/2009
Editeur : PENGUIN
Collection : Penguin Modern Classics
ISBN : 978-0-14-192441-0
EAN : 9780141924410
Format : ePub

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Eric Ambler (1909-98) was born in London to parents who were part-time entertainers. He studied engineering but left college without taking a degree and became a copywriter in the advertising industry. Between 1937 and 1940, he published his great anti-fascist spy thrillers: Uncommon Danger, Epitaph for a Spy, Cause for Alarm, The Mask of Dimitrios, and Journey into Fear. In 1940, he joined the Royal Artillery and was later transferred to the army film unit.
After the war he worked as a screenwriter in England and Hollywood and married his second wife, a leading Hollywood producer. Ambler's post-war novels include Passage of Arms, The Light of Day and A Kind of Anger, and his profound influence on the genre has been acknowledged by writers including Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and John le Carré.