{"product_id":"9798897102693","title":"The Writer and the Traitor: Graham Greene, Kim Philby, and the Great Betrayal","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eVerkaik, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/2\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating untold story of the mysterious, decades-long friendship between Graham Greene, one of the leading novelists of the twentieth century, and Kim Philby, Britain's most hated traitor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Writer and the Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed historian Robert Verkaik sheds a completely fresh light on the enigmatic relationship between two giants of the twentieth century: Graham Greene, the internationally lauded novelist, and Kim Philby, the intelligence-officer-turned-traitor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe two men met as MI6 officers in London, joining forces in a deadly secret war to defeat the Nazis. But Greene unexpectedly resigned just days before British intelligence's greatest triumph—D-Day—and he used his experience in the intelligence services as a backdrop for his novels \u003ci\u003eOur Man in Havana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Factor \u003c\/i\u003eand the screenplay \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Lurking within the pages lay suspicions of his friend and former colleague, with characters and plots echoing Philby's life. Was Philby the real Third Man? Did Greene's work contain coded messages and warnings of betrayal to MI6? Where did Greene's ultimate loyalties lie and who was he really working for?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this highly revealing narrative based on astonishing new archive material, Verkaik takes readers on a mesmerizing journey from pre-war Vienna to Cold War Moscow, via wartime Sierra Leone and London during the Blitz. This is more than just a riveting tale of espionage; it is the story of a mysterious friendship that survived against the odds. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eThe Writer and the Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e explores the perplexing question that nobody yet has answered: why did one of Britain's most famous writers remain loyal to Britain's most hated traitor?","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48700885860607,"sku":"9798897102693","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798897102693_s600x595.jpg?v=1781631985","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798897102693","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}