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Secret Agents in Fiction

Ian Fleming, John Le Carre and Len Deighton

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature (STC)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Secret Agent Fiction: a Formula Genre

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Contexts of History

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 3-14
    3. Contexts of Criticism

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 15-22
  3. Formula and Variation (I): Dichotomy Structure and Ethical Dilemma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
    2. The Hero at Home and Abroad

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 25-45
  4. Formula and Variation (II): Plot and Role Structure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Plot

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 75-100
    3. Roles and Characters

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 101-141
  5. Formula and Variation (III): a World Divided

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 142-142
    2. Cold War, Détente and Secret-Agent Fiction

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 145-149
    3. Ian Fleming: Anachronism and Adventure

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 150-169
    4. John le Carré: the Enemy Within

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 170-208
    5. Len Deighton: Adjustment

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 209-233
  6. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
    2. Formula and Evaluation

      • Lars Ole Sauerberg
      Pages 237-240
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 241-260

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