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The Confidential Agent
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
In a small continental country civil war is raging.
Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and the love of others.
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- Mark H
- 17-12-22
Outstanding.
Great story, beautifully written. Twists, turns, pace, thrills, dramatic tension, and a compelling read.
Superbly read by TPS - I don’t love his Spanish accent for D (a bit too similar to his voices for very different characters in other Greene novels), but pretty perfect otherwise.
Greene is such a great storyteller and writer.
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- gfplux
- 26-05-22
A little slow
For me this was a little slow. I suspect that was because of my own impatiaciance.
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- Graham W
- 22-09-21
Classic Green, superbly narrated
Classic Green, superbly narrated. As good today as when it was first published. Breaking the mold of spy novels.
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- Andrea Edan
- 12-06-24
Not the best of GG's work but still a good read
Feels very much like a story with a moral and a reflection of the time it was set in. The deliberate concealment of the country that D comes from, makes the story feel very Orwellian.
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- Leslie
- 20-05-21
An engaging story of a man with a mission
the story captures the mind and feelings of the Confidential Agent trying to complete his mission against opposition, his own sense of loss, his anger at murder, and growing love which seems hopeless. Very well narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith.
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- Dave Coleman
- 28-04-24
Very much of its time.
Easy to see why Le Carre looked up to Greene more than any other writer. Slow moving by modern standards but involving by turns and beautifully narrated by the late Tim Pigott-Smith.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-01-20
Not the best by Greene
I generally love Graham Greene and this wasn’t awful, but it seemed more dated than anything else I’ve read by him. Overall I’d say it was the Graham Greene book I have enjoyed the least.
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- moygashel
- 02-08-21
The book is unusable. Chapters are misnumbered. Reading is not complete. The recording is of good quality spoilt by lousy edit
Not worth it because recording is incomplete and disorganised. Also the chapters are wrongly numbered.
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- hfffoman
- 14-05-22
Wonderfully read
The stylised, brooding nature of this novel, with its focus on small details and a sense that everything is outside the control of the protagonist, makes it a disturbing listen. However, in my view it is Greene at his best, and is so beautifully evoked by Tim Piggot-Smith, it deserves a place among audible's best titles titles with straight 5 stars.
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- Rob
- 15-11-16
Goes on a bit
I felt it tried to tick too many boxes, too many loose ends and unanswered questions. Hard to see through to the end.
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