Robert harris is the author of thirteen bestselling novels. Narrated by picquart, an officer and a spy is a compelling recreation of a scandal that became the most famous miscarriage of justice in history. This is the story of the infamous dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hardedged novel of conspiracy. An officer and a spy audiobook robert harris audible. This is the story of the infamous dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hardedged novel of conspiracy and espionage.
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Drawing on the vast trove of books about the dreyfus affair and some newly available materials, harris. Whenever a crowd is running one way, i run the other interview by andrew anthony the observers former political editor discusses his new novel, an officer and a spy, roman. Listen to an officer and a spy a novel by robert harris available from rakuten kobo. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
An officer and a spy by robert harris penguin random. Robert harris audiobook officer and a spy now a major. An officer and a spy, by robert harris the new york times. Fatherland, enigma, archangel, pompeii, imperium, the ghost writer, conspirata, the fear index, and an officer and a spy. This is the story of the infamous dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark. I thought fatherland was good, but i found this a lot more enriching and a lot better. An officer and a spy is much more the kind of book. Robert dennis harris born 7 march 1957 is an english novelist. An officer and a spy by robert harris, paperback barnes. Robert harris on his new thriller an officer and a spy. Narrated by picquart, an officer and a spy is a compelling recreation of a scandal that. An officer and a spy, by robert harris robert harris new an officer and a spy is a fictionalized account of the dreyfus affair which, as critic alan cheuse notes, is tailor made.
For me, the gold standard in audiobooks is the harris rintoul combination an officer and a spy. Written by robert harris, narrated by david rintoul. An officer and a spy, by robert harris the objective standard. An officer and a spy audiobook by robert harris 9780804165686. Harris opens this awardwinning book in paris in 1895, during a period of widespread antisemitism throughout france. I read his fatherland years ago but wasnt too impressed, however this book is a must. Robert harris, david rintoul, random house audiobooks. This is the story of the infamous dreyfus affair told as a chillingly dark, hard edged novel of conspiracy and espionage. An officer and a spy by robert harris books library. It is the true story of alfred dreyfus, a french artillery man of german and jewish descent, who is falsely accused and found guilty of treason all of which remains today an unfortunate. An officer and a spy, by robert harris the objective. Several of his books have been adapted to film, most recently the ghost writer, directed by roman polanski. Robert harris, in his fine novel an officer and a spy, lucidly retells the famous, bizarrely complicated and chilling story. An officer and a spy, by robert harris, is a riveting fictionalization of the dreyfus affairan espionage case that began in france at the end of the 19th century.
I learned so much about the events of 1938 and really enjoy the skills of robert harris. Drawing on the vast trove of books about the affair and some. I was more compelled to read every other page in this book. An officer and a spy robert harris to gill authors note this book aims to use the techniques of a novel to retell the true story of the dreyfus affair, perhaps the greatest political scandal and miscarriage of. Several of his books have been adapted to film, most recently the ghost writer. An officer and a spy robert harris, 2014 knopf doubleday 448 pp. After the dross of the ghost and the fear index, robert harris has written a book worthy of his talents, and worthy of our time as readers.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Our fiction book of the month is robert harris an officer and a spy a fictionalised retelling of the infamous dreyfus affair. Robert harris is a fantastic writer and i cant wait to listen to the ghost. Although he began his career in nonfiction, his fame rests upon his works of. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to. Ive read one other robert harris book and that was fatherland.
As his new thriller an officer and a spy, based on the dreyfus affair in france, is published, bestselling writer robert harris reads from the book and talks to the guardians richard. Excellent retelling of the dreyfus affaire, comparable to robert harris s excellent lustrum and imperium books. Robert harris is the author of twelve bestselling novels. An officer and a spy ebook by robert harris rakuten kobo. Spanning over a decade, the novel follows what happens after the unjust conviction of captain alfred. An officer and a spy is well worth listening to in the audio version, although it is not as good as some of harris s previous books. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and. He is a former journalist and bbc television reporter. An officer and a spy by robert harris penguin random house audio.
An officer and a spy is a 20 historical fiction thriller by the english writer and journalist robert harris. As his new thriller an officer and a spy, based on the dreyfus affair in france, is published, bestselling writer robert harris reads from the book and talks to the guardian s richard. What does david rintoul bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Robert harris is the author of nine bestselling novels. It is, perhaps, even better than his debut work fatherland. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. An officer and a spy is much more the kind of book that an intelligent, politically astute writer like harris should be producing more consistently. Fatherland, enigma, archangel, pompeii, imperium, the ghost writer, conspirata, and the fear index. Where does an officer and a spy rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far.
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