17-01-2009, 11:56 PM
Charles Drago Wrote:Jan,
What are your takes on Le Carre's The Constant Gardener and on the work of Yvette Pierpaoli, on whom the novel's main female character is based (and who had been a close friend of Le Carre)?
Charlie - I don't know enough about Yvette Pierpaoli to comment.
However, I'm pretty certain that Le Carré has acknowledged having been employed by MI5. Indeed, amongst the many strengths of his work is its sense of authenticity.
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war