The Wall |
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| Author:
| Marks, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57322-122-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Riverhead Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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"The game of espionage as we know it is over - but the players are still in the field. A defecting American spy. His brother. His German girlfriend. A rookie journalist in over her head. The rules have changed - or have they?" "More than a thriller, The Wall is a work of fiction that allows us to experience history unfolding, even as it questions the meaning of the events we call history. We are in Berlin, dancing in the streets of a reunited city. We are witness to the riots in Prague...
More Description"The game of espionage as we know it is over - but the players are still in the field. A defecting American spy. His brother. His German girlfriend. A rookie journalist in over her head. The rules have changed - or have they?" "More than a thriller, The Wall is a work of fiction that allows us to experience history unfolding, even as it questions the meaning of the events we call history. We are in Berlin, dancing in the streets of a reunited city. We are witness to the riots in Prague and experience the uneasy peace in Budapest. Finally, we are present for the uprising in Romania that culminates in the fall of Ceausescu."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved