[HN Gopher] John Le Carre Missed Nothing ___________________________________________________________________ John Le Carre Missed Nothing Author : benbreen Score : 29 points Date : 2020-12-19 23:52 UTC (23 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.newyorker.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.newyorker.com) | namdnay wrote: | What I miss the most about JLC is the rage that seeps through the | pages of his post-soviet works. The detached tone and third | person narration can't hide the fury he felt for the corruption, | the hypocrisy, the evil. | | In a funny way, I always saw a parallel with Terry Pratchett on | that front. Though different in nearly every conceivable way, | both are capable of writing books that seem to be dripping with | anger at the stupidity and evil of man. | pseingatl wrote: | He missed the fact that in Panama no one wears suits. And no one | has a tailor. Colombia, yes; Panama, no. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-12-20 23:00 UTC)