This "amusing and elegantly written" romp takes readers on a wild ride through the life of Robert Parkin Peters (The New York Times Book Review )--a liar, bigamist, and fraudulent priest who tricked some of the brightest minds of his generation. One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor-Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely claim that he was being persecuted by the Bishop of Oxford. Curiosity piqued, Trevor-Roper agreed to a meeting. It was to be his first encounter with Robert Parkin Peters: plagiarist, bigamist, fraudulent priest, and imposter ext ..

strong An insightful and highly readable portrait of a writer and a man who has often been as elusive and enigmatic as his fictional heroes." -- strong strong Michiko Kakutani, New York Times strong strong The definitive biography of the internationally adored author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and A Perfect Spy --arguably one of the most important and influential writers of the post-World War II period--by the award-winning biographer Adam Sisman. strong br In this definitive biography--blessed by John le Carr himself--Adam Sisman reveals the man behind the bestselling persona. In John le Carr , Sisman shines ..

The definitive biography of the internationally adored author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , and A Perfect Spy --arguably one of the most important and influential writers of the post-World War II period--by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning biographer Adam Sisman. In this definitive biography-blessed by John le Carre himself-Adam Sisman reveals the man behind the bestselling persona. In John le Carre, Sisman shines a spotlight on David Cornwell, an expert at hiding in plain sight-"born to lying," he wrote in 2002, "bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practiced in it as a novelist." Of ..

The definitive biography of the internationally adored author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , and A Perfect Spy --arguably one of the most important and influential writers of the post-World War II period--by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning biographer Adam Sisman. In this definitive biography-blessed by John le Carre himself-Adam Sisman reveals the man behind the bestselling persona. In John le Carre, Sisman shines a spotlight on David Cornwell, an expert at hiding in plain sight-"born to lying," he wrote in 2002, "bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practiced in it as a novelist." Of ..

John le Carr is still at the top more than half a century after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became a worldwide bestseller. Written with exclusive access to le Carr , his personal archives, and many of the people closest to him, Adam Sisman's definitive biography is a highly readable, fascinating portrait of the life, times and espionage career that inspired a literary master. br Always secretive about his background and Secret Service career (blocking one biography from publication in the 1990s, then choosing a biographer who abandoned the project), John le Carr (David Cornwell) has finally given his blessing to Adam Sisman, who has delivered a biogra ..