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The anatomy of the spy novel

Apr 20, 202614:10Government & Organizations

From the gung-ho glamour of Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the decline and disorder of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, postwar spy novels have captured the shifting myths, legends and caricatures surrounding the secret world. Re...

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The anatomy of the spy novel is an episode from Engelsberg Ideas Podcast. From the gung-ho glamour of Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the decline and disorder of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, postwar spy novels have captured the shifting myths, le...

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Published Apr 20, 2026, 14:10 long, audio available.

The anatomy of the spy novel

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