Books by Robert Littell
“It’s got this epic quality. Coming back to this idea of using fiction as a means of understanding real life, you could read this as a history student and end up with a really good knowledge of all the big events: the Bay of Pigs, the 1956 uprising in Hungary etc. It’s also a mole-hunt novel, which is a classic espionage fiction trope.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Robert Littell were recommended
Spy Novels Based on Real Events, recommended by Charles Beaumont
James Bond novels may be a lot of fun to read, but as a depiction of life as a spy, they are pure fantasy. Novelist and ex-spy Charles Beaumont recommends five brilliant novels based on true events—and the manipulation and dishonesty that lie at the heart of espionage work.
