#a perfect spy

[dubblebubbleibuprofen]

IfloveiswhateverwecanstillbetrayrememberthatIbetrayedyouonalotofdays

#you cannot feel betrayed without feeling love or whatever #thomas shelby #alfie solomons #I’m going to kill them #I’m actually going to kill them #tommy x alfie #peaky blinders #tommy shelby #quotes #web weaving #intertextuality #knit #comparatives #a perfect spy #john le carre #words

[oldshrewsburyian]

As much as I'd love to talk Carré, I gotta admit I've tried and failed to get through even one of his novels. (I had to do research to even find out which it was, it was The Spy Who Came In From the Cold). It's really a tragedy, as someone who is SUPER into spy stories, political thrillers, and cold war history esp. re: the GDR, I was so ready to enjoy this book. But it just gave me nothing I enjoyed and I gave up halfway through. Also read excerpts of Tinker, Taylor for university and while that was a little better, I can't say I felt the need to get the full novel either...

Is there any novel of his that is markedly different in style or should I just give up on Le Carré if I didn't like that one?

I'm very glad that you've asked this question so that I can say: please, do not give up on Le Carré! One of the things I love about him is the variety of his novels, the precision of their individuality. Also, I'm trying and failing to imagine how reading excerpts of Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy would work, because while the prose is gorgeous, it doesn't strike me as, really, an excerptable novel. A word in defense of TSWCIFTC as well: when I first read it, in my early twenties, I rather forced myself through much of it it, not seeing, really, how it all added up: the deliberations, the compromises, the aspirations, the betrayals. And then I got to the end, started weeping, and immediately started rereading it to try to force the novel and the characters to some other conclusion.

Anyway! Other Le Carré recs: A Small Town in Germany, perhaps the most Austenian of his works, about the functioning and functionaries of Bonn, and postwar/Cold War anxieties in the Bundesrepublik.

For late Cold War anxieties, there's A Perfect Spy, about the (mis)education of a British spy, and the myths and vulnerabilities of the Old Firm. The Russia House is a particular favorite of mine, with the US, UK, and USSR anxiously figuring out what the parameters (and vulnerabilities) of glasnost are, and people figuring out what heroism is required to live with integrity in an era of inhumane states and... I just love it a lot.

You might also enjoy his more recent political thrillers, whether about neocolonialist exploitation (The Constant Gardener,) Islamic fundamentalism and western cynicism/hypocrisy (A Most Wanted Man,) or the feverish extremism of the Brexit/Trump era (Agent Running in the Field.)

#john le carré #espionage #spy novels #so delighted that my 'talk to me about le carré' ploy is paying off #the spy who came in from the cold #a small town in germany #a perfect spy #the russia house #the constant gardener #a most wanted man #agent running in the field #book recommendations

[unhelpfulfemme]

Can we talk about the quiet, tragic eroticism of Magnus and Axel's friendship in John Le Carré's A Perfect Spy?

#john le carré #a perfect spy

[a-life-in-books]

John le Carré (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020)

"No income is so sacrosanct that expenditure cannot exceed it; no expenditure is so great that more loans cannot be raised to hold the dam from breaking altogether."

A Perfect Spy

#John le Carré #A Perfect Spy #author #authors #read #literature #books #quotation #reading

[debutart]

An illustration from “A Perfect Spy” by artist Sam Green for Folio Society.

#sam green #folio society #book #book publishing #illustration #woman #portrait #floral #a perfect spy #spy

[crudetautology]

The A Perfect Spy trailer set to Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien that's playing in my head is super, actually.

#A Perfect Spy #je m'en fou de passé! #mes chagrins~mes plaisirs. je n'ai plus besoin d'eux. #mind-trailers for non-existing movies #Le Carré #Damn you Willbond! #I'm going to end up watching the tv show aren't I #*sigh* #text.

[chuutoro]

loid said:

#she’s perfect he’s perfect they’re perfect together #spy x family #sxfedit #sxfsource #anisource #animated #anime #dailyanime #animationsdaily

[merakiui]

I AM RABID. this version of scaramouche……. oh my oh my oh my OH MY orz i’m on my knees for him. \(//∇//)\ HE’S SOOOOO AAAAAAAAA

AND THEN CIRCUS SCARA??????

AND HACKER SCARA???????????

SUMMER SCARA AS WELL!!!!!

it’s a mouchey meal. i’m so not normal. i’m insane, in fact. OTL OTL OTL

#meraki mumbles #SCREAMING AND CRYING AND CELEBRATING AND AAAAAAAAAAA #hoyofair is feeding me too well right now #and ‘circus addiction’ was sang by amatsuki too omg <3 forever feasting #i cannot and will not stop thinking about all of these scaras #especially spy scara!!!!!!! he's so perfect T_T

[gearbroth]

Sneakin’s around like this...

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #engiespy #tf2 spy #tf2 engineer #engineer x spy #practical espionage #napoleon complex #myart #yes i couldve cropped this better but i didnt want to dsjkhfa #u get my terrible sentry in the background cuz i really wanted to make the detail of usin the dispenser- #-to hide spy from the sentry so perfect for optimal hiding cuddle times

[homkamiro]

What about more spy x scouts ma interactions? Maybe some cuddling, domestic love etc. :3

I like how you're thinking!!! Perhaps a date-gone-absolutely-wrong would please you too?

#she was a waitress working 4 shifts. he didn't knew what to do with his life #spy finds someone who loves him even in his worst moments and goes absolutely crazy #scout's ma finds someone who tries to do everything perfect just for her #team fortress 2 #tf2 #team fortress 2 fanart #tf2 fanart #tf2 spy #tf2 scout's ma #spy x scout's ma

[booasaur]

Special Ops: Lioness - 1x07

#specialopslionessedit #special ops lioness #special ops: lioness #aaliyah amrohi #cruz manuelos #stephanie nur #laysla de oliveira #special ops lioness 1x07 #special ops lioness spoilers #aaliyah x cruz #femslash related stuff #muslim lgbt #god this ep was kind of perfect for what you'd expect at this stage of a spy/target story? #wow #it was hot it was heartbreaking #the conflict coming from cruz fully being into this #the dressing room scene and then them arriving here so single-minded #cruz scoping out the rooms and already taking her shoes off #aaliyah trying to be more patient but as soon as that door clicks the way she swings around #it's funny and sweet and sexy but so temporary :(

[sicc-nasti]

Poor Engie just wanted to know if they had seen his wrench anywhere

#tumblr killing the quality but i could only do so much before i gave up because i cannot navigate csps animation thing #tf2 #its always sunny #tf2 sniper #tf2 spy #tf2 engie #tf2 meme #tf2 shitpost #my art #plz excise my animation im still learning #also sniper is so fucking hard to draaw i zapped away any meat from him i apologize #team fortress 2 #valve #iasip #that show has the most chaotic moments its perfect for the mercs #sniper #spy #engie #animation

[secretmellowblog]

I really do love how Javert is the ultimate physical embodiment of the word “bootlicker.”

His entire personality is composed of “respect for authority and hatred of rebellion;” he grovels before anyone of a higher legal/social status, and thinks they can do no wrong. He puts all of his faith into the institution of policing. He worships his superiors in the police force and the legal system. He would sell out anyone who committed any infraction to the police, and would do it with smug glee.

I honestly cannot think of any fictional character who embodies the word “bootlicker” better.

I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite small Javert moments is when he’s attempting to get Madeleine to fire him, and….he gives Madeleine a salute even when Madeleine’s back is turned, and he can’t see the salute. To me it shows how much Javert’s bootlicking is genuine. It is earnest. He earnestly believes in his own inferiority and the necessity of constant groveling respect to authorities. They don’t need to police him— he polices himself. He grovels even when their backs are turned.

He doesn’t just lick boots for show; he licks boots because he genuinely believes it is the morally correct thing to do, that an “inferior” is legally bound to grovel before their “superior.” And he enjoys this groveling; he experiences a savage glee at his usefulness to authority; he loves the taste of boot leather.

He’s a bootlicker all the way to the bottom of his soul.

#I’m also glad to see the fandom has mostly keyed into this #inspector javert #Julie rose translates ‘mouchard’ as ‘snitch’ #les mis #which is…not a perfect translation #because I think ‘mouchard’ has some connotations similar to ‘bootlicker’ as well #it’s someone who sells you out to the police #to the authorities #but! #I also don’t think that’s a perfect translation either #I know Hapgood goes with ‘police spy’ for mouchard #which is a bit clinical and misses the derogatory connotations #but yeee!!

[unhelpfulfemme]

If love is whatever we can still betray, remember that I betrayed you on a lot of days.

John le Carré

#quotes #love #john le carré #a perfect spy

[pjs-everyday]

14. Fairy Tale 🌷✨ // Twiyor Month @twiyorbase

#WAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol ah the perfect Saturday in drawing folds in clothing 👍 #ok I’m like… shocked at how this came out lolol #THEY DESERVE THIS!!! #twiyormonth #twiyor #loidyor #spy x family loid #spy x family yor #spy family #spy x family #sxf #sxf loid #sxf yor #loid forger #loid x yor #yor briar #agent twilight #thorn princess #royal au #illustration #pjseveryday #art #sketchbook #digital illustration #fanart #anime art #spy x family fic

[eggl-rd]

erectin a um. uhhhhh

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #engineer tf2 #spy tf2 #napoleon complex #practical espionage #engiespy #i need to stop doing lineart like tgis. evil evil evil. the lineart should be the last thing to add to a drawing in a perfect world i would #e done that instead. alas #edgesart