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Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut de James Hanning

Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut

Autor James Hanning
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 apr 2022

Evoluția istoriografiei despre Războiul Rece a trecut de la analiza pur geopolitică la o explorare profundă a factorului uman și a vulnerabilităților personale care au modelat trădările celebre. Remarcăm cum Love and Deception de James Hanning se înscrie în această tendință, mutând reflectorul de pe mecanismele abstracte de spionaj pe micro-istoria intensă a lui Kim Philby în Beirutul anilor '50. După ce a fost îndepărtat din cercurile de putere în 1956, Philby și-a reconstruit viața sub o supraveghere constantă, iar volumul de față reconstituie meticulos acești ani de „semi-viață” marcați de alcool, duplicitate și o căsnicie neașteptată cu Eleanor, o americancă integrată în mediul cosmopolit al Libanului.

Subliniem rigoarea documentării lui Hanning, care a dedicat două decenii acestui subiect, reușind să extragă detalii inedite despre cercul social din Beirut. Cartea este comparabilă cu A Spy Among Friends de Ben Macintyre în ceea ce privește precizia istorică, dar este actualizată pentru a pune în centru perspectiva intimă a relației de cuplu și costul personal al loialităților divizate. Față de lucrările anterioare ale autorului, precum The News Machine, unde analiza se concentra pe mecanismele presei tabloide, Love and Deception adoptă un ton mai nuanțat, aproape literar, fără a sacrifica acuratețea jurnalistică.

Merită menționat că lucrarea nu se mulțumește să repete mitul „Cei cinci de la Cambridge”, ci analizează cum privilegiul masculin din eșaloanele superioare ale establishment-ului britanic a permis unui trădător să rămână activ atât de mult timp. Stilul fluid al lui Hanning transformă o biografie istorică într-un text cu un ritm de roman polițist, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra modului în care viața privată poate deveni cel mai eficient paravan pentru activități de spionaj.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472155948
ISBN-10: 1472155947
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Corsair
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este esențială pentru cei pasionați de istoria serviciilor secrete și de mecanismele psihologice ale trădării. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a atmosferei tensionate din Beirutul Războiului Rece, dincolo de cifre și strategii. Este o recomandare certă pentru publicul care a apreciat lucrările lui Ben Macintyre, oferind o perspectivă nouă, centrată pe relația dintre Kim Philby și Eleanor, susținută de două decenii de cercetare originală.

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'James Hanning's book is excellent . . . The fascination of Love & Deception lies in the meticulously detailed account it gives of Philby's strange half-life in Beirut, where he was banished in 1956' Guardian

Love & Deception is the extraordinary story of how Eleanor, an able, cultured American living in the espionage hot spot of 1950s Beirut, fell in love with the kindest of men. Unknown to her, that man, Kim Philby, was under suspicion by the British and US intelligence services of having secretly signed up to help the Russians fight fascism in the 1930s, and of remaining in their pay at the height of the Cold War. Despite his mysterious past, Eleanor adored and married Philby, but the strength of their love was challenged as the net steadily closed in on him.

The outline of Philby's story is familiar to many, but Love & Deception breaks remarkable new ground. Through extensive research, Hanning produces an eye-opening tale of friendship, politics, love and loyalty.

'Fascinating and superbly researched' TLS

'I am always gripped by the Philby story and James Hanning succeeds in putting new flesh on this fascinating period in his double life . . . I thoroughly recommend it' Marina Hyde

'If ever there was a cautionary tale about the true costs of male privilege in the higher echelons of the British establishment - this is it' Amanda Foreman

Recenzii

'A brilliantly researched and revelatory book, written with compelling authority and great narrative drive. Completely fascinating'
'The first book in many years to disclose new information on the traitor-spy Kim Philby. Hanning has dug deeper than anyone since Philip Knightley and E. H. Cookridge to expose the cover-ups, lies and propaganda surrounding Philby's defection from Beirut aboard the Soviet freighter Dolmatova in 1963. A gripping tale of romance, intrigue and disloyalty'
'A fascinating and brilliant story of the complex relationship between the master spy Kim Philby and his third wife, the American Eleanor Brewer. The author weaves a compelling narrative from their first meeting to the final denouement some years later. James Hanning has unearthed much new information and has written a book of real power'
'You may think the Philby saga has been mined to exhaustion but that is clearly not true. One of the most intriguing aspects is the final period in Beirut where he was still working as an MI6 'stringer'. Displaying his formidable skills as an assiduous researcher, James Hanning has continued digging and has discovered new gems that illuminate the tortured but living relationship between Kim and his wife, Eleanor, and the mystifying intrigues that surround Philby's last days in Beirut. Definitely a recommended read'
'In a masterly narrative, James Hanning has plotted through the intrigue to explain the murky and controversial climax of Britain's biggest spy scandal'
Undaunted by the many books already written about the Soviet spy Kim Philby, James Hanning has come up with a hugely entertaining new volume. Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut is a racy confection of known facts and new insights, woven into a surprisingly sympathetic account of the alcohol-fuelled love affair that lit up Philby's last years in the West. The old question - did he cleverly escape the clutches of MI6 or was he pushed through the trapdoor to Moscow? - is not definitively answered, but Hanning finds some intriguing new clues as he follows this strange love story through to its forlorn and inevitable ending.
If ever there was a cautionary tale about the true costs of male privilege in the higher echelons of the British establishment - this is it. Hanning's masterful research lays bare the extraordinary hypocrisy that enabled Kim Philby to lie and trick his way through life.
'James Hanning's book is excellent...The fascination of Love & Deception lies in the meticulously detailed account it gives of Philby's strange half-life in Beirut, where he was banished in 1956.'
'James Hanning has a fine feel for the mutually advantageous relationship between newspapermen and spies. With the often sozzled Philby's at the centre, he wheels us through Beirut's bars and hotels, notably the Normandy and St Georges... Love and Deception [is] as good an introduction to the whole murky Philby business as any. Personal liaisons are sensitively explored, locations brought to life, and it's all neatly cross-referenced with local and world affairs'
'The true story of Kim Philby as told by James Hanning surpasses the best spy fiction. Philby comes across as a character with all the complexity and charisma of a Shakespearean villain. Not just an entertaining read, but a most valuable reference book for anyone interested in the period.'
'Fascinating and superbly researched'
'Hanning's work is not just a revised look at this passage of Philby's life but an appreciation of how it unfolded through the eyes of Eleanor Kerns - the wife of US correspondent Sam Pope Brewer who became entranced with Philby'
'Engrossing...Hanning is an accomplished journalist and his smooth prose makes this a book a joy to read - an atmospheric, compelling thriller...The eyewitness detail and in-depth research is outstanding'
'Love and Deception: Philby in Beirut is a racy confection of known facts and new insights, woven into a surprisingly sympathetic account of the alcohol-fuelled love affair that lit up Philby's last years in the West' George Carey, BBC producer of "The spy Who Went into the Cold"

'The true story of Kim Philby as told by James Hanning surpasses the best spy fiction' Edward Wilson

'James Hanning has unearthed much new information and has written a book of real power' Richard Frost

Love and Deception is the extraordinary story of Eleanor, an able, cultured American woman living in the espionage hot spot of 1950s Beirut and - despite herself - falling in love with the kindest, most sensitive of men, a Lebanon-based journalist with a mysterious past. Unknown to her, the young, idealistic Kim Philby had signed up to help the Russians fight fascism in the 1930s and was to become the 20th century's most notorious double agent. But not only did he adore and marry her - just as the British authorities were closing in on him - but their love survived the most shattering of calamities.

Drawing on some of those closest to the main players, Love and Deception sheds new light on the love of Philby's life and breaks remarkable new ground in revealing the loyalty of his Cambridge contemporaries and the failure of the British authorities to convict them