The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even
Stories of Espionage and Revenge
Stories of Espionage and Revenge
Stories of Espionage and Revenge
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
By Alexander McCall Smith
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Large Print $31.00
May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780593683859
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Hardcover $29.00
May 09, 2023 | ISBN 9780593700693
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Companion Piece
The Society of Shame
Strange Flowers
Tiny Tales
The Last September
Praise
PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SPIES AND THE EXQUISITE ART OF GETTING EVEN
“Taken together, the two parts echo each other. Each story provides a unique cast of characters and distinctly different plots, each offers a gentle portrait of people and society. And each is guided by the mastery of a consummate storyteller, offering another treasure to his already glittering library.” —New York Journal of Books
“Massively entertaining and thought-provoking.” —Booklist [starred review]
Table Of Contents
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SPIES 1
Author’s Note 3
Nuns and Spies (England, 1943) 5
Syphax and Omar (Algiers, 1924) 45
Ferry Timetable (Scotland, 1984) 63
Donald and Yevgeni (Shanghai, Moscow, Washington, 1934–1947) 73
Filioque (Rome, 2022) 112
THE EXQUISITE ART OF GETTING EVEN 151
Sweet Vengeance: An Introduction 155
Vengeance Is Mine 158
A Melbourne Story: An Introduction 176
The Principles of Soap 177
Cavalleria Rusticana: An Introduction 212
Monty, Tiger, Rose, Etc. 214
Dignity & Decency: An Introduction 267
One, Two, Three 268
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