{"product_id":"the-mission-song-paperback","title":"The Mission Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better, \u003ci\u003eThe Mission Song\u003c\/i\u003e turns John Le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world on turmoil and conspiracy in Africa.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence. Bruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous African languages, has made him a top interpreter in London, useful to businesses, hospitals, diplomats -- and spies. Working for Anderson in a clandestine facility known as the \"Chat Room,\"Salvo (as he's known) translates intercepted phone calls, bugged recordings, and snatched voice mail messages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Anderson sends him to a mysterious island to interpret during a secret conference between Central African warlords, Bruno thinks he is helping Britain bring peace to a bloody corner of the world. But then he hears something he should not have... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns thriller, love story, and comic allegory of our times, \u003ci\u003eThe Mission Song\u003c\/i\u003e is a crowning achievement, recounting an interpreter's heroically naive journey out of the dark of Western hypocrisy and into the heart of lightness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e secured him a wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy \u003ci\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Honourable Schoolboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmiley's People\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Tailor of Panama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Friends\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.27 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724252057663,"sku":"9780316016759","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/aeede8093c1d70d02d12e77143041a28.webp?v=1765102033","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-mission-song-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}