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Spies is a 2002 novel by the British author and playwright Michael Frayn. The story takes place during both World War II and the present day, as narrator Stephen Wheatley returns to the scene of his seemingly ordinary suburban childhood. Stephen is...


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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Spies lurk in shadows of Furst novels
03/21/2001: 848 words, approx. 3 pages
Spies lurk in shadows of Furst novels By DINITIA SMITH New York Times News Service Wednesday, March 21, 2001 The hero of an Alan Furst novel has everything a man could desire: the best wines and cigars, beautiful women. He's...
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The Daily Mail (London, England)
Secrets and spies.
12/06/2004: 1,776 words, approx. 6 pages
Byline: MARY RIDDELL Introducing our brilliant new Book Club bestseller by Michael Frayn which you can get for half-price! MICHAEL FRAYN's novel Spies was inspired by his own childhood. He tells MARY RIDDELL why the new film of the book will...
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AP News
Australia spies, immigration share info
7/8/2007: 368 words, approx. 1 pages
The government has accelerated plans to let spies share information with immigration officials, a week after a foreign doctor was arrested in connection with the failed British terror attacks, the prime minister said Sunday.Prime Minister John Howard said that new software linking the computer systems...
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AP News
WWII British spies frustrated by FBI
9/3/2007: 606 words, approx. 2 pages
British spies during World War II were frustrated by the lack of information-sharing with the FBI and feared Nazi agents could infiltrate Britain through the United States, newly declassified documents reveal.Files released Tuesday by the National Archives chart the rocky early years of the relationship...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Max Watman
3,782 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following review, Watman contends that the overall quality of Spies is compromised by its contrived, ineffective narrative devices.
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Critical Review by Jane Gardam
790 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Gardam praises Spies, contending the book is detailed, sensuous, and an effective evocation of boyhood memories.
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Critical Review by Jonathan Keates
777 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Keates discusses the significance of setting Spies in an English suburb, the book's subtle references to other works of fiction, and its treatment of the themes of “morality and the nature and impact of truth.”
 


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