![]() Join 989 other subscribers Follow matthewoswin on WordPress. Kanon has been compared with John Le Carre and it is easy to see why with his creation of a genuine Cold War thriller. There is a very deliberate build up and the tension increases by the page as Alex runs out of time and options. Unlike other thrillers, Kanon does not rely on lots of over the top action to keep the plot moving forward. His reviews appear in a wide variety of regional and national publications. ![]() But the politics of his youth have now put him in the crosshairs of the McCarthy witch-hunts. A former editor of Poet Lore magazine, he is the author or editor of 20 books, including Acts and Shadows: The Vietnam War in American Literary Culture and Don’t Wave Goodbye: The Children’s Flight from Nazi Persecution to American Freedom. ![]() Alex Meier, a young Jewish writer, fled the Nazis for America before the war. Kanon writes in a realistic and descriptive style, not wasting any words. From the author of The Good German (made into a film starring George Clooney) comes a sweeping novel set in post-war Berlin. I took a bit of time to get into the book as the characters and plot were being set, but once I had, I enjoyed it a lot. ![]() Being unsure who he can trust, things go wrong and results in tragedy. However, the German and Russian authorities believe that he can help them, leaving Alex unsure who he can trust beyond his childhood sweetheart, Irene. Alex Meier, a writer, has returned home following the war and is working for the CIA in an attempt to help him in his case in America to secure access to see his child. Leaving Berlin is set in Berlin during the time of the Berlin airlift. ![]()
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