John Mair Ordre des livres

Im Affekt und halb aus Versehen tötet der britische Boulevardjournalist Desmond Thane seine Geliebte – ohne freilich zu ahnen, dass sie für eine internationale Geheimorganisation tätig war. Deren Agenten und Profikiller fürchten einen politischen Anschlag auf ihre Verschwörung und ermitteln auf eigene Faust; so wird der Mörder plötzlich zum Gejagten. Mit Somerset Maugham, Eric Ambler und Graham Green zog in den 1930er-Jahren ein neuer Realismus in den britischen Spionageroman ein – ein Genre, das William Le Queux, Rudyard Kipling, Erskine Childers und insbesondere John Buchan geprägt hatten. Mair kannte die Tradition, und er gestaltete Desmond Thane bewusst als Gegenentwurf zur Konvention: als vielschichtige Identifikationsfi gur, mit der das Publikum mitfiebert; als einen philosophisch und literarisch gebildeten Mann, der dennoch eitel ist und verlogen, egozentrisch, zynisch und ein gefühlskalter Mörder. Thane ist der erste Antiheld des Genres – und John Mairs Roman immer noch, in den Worten von Martin Compart, „eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse der Thriller-Literatur“.

The 2019 General election was a moment in history. After three years of political crisis, it finally took the UK out of the EU. How did it happen? What role did the media play in the political battles between Leave and Remain, which ended with Boris Johnson in No 10 with an unassailable majority? And what are the implications of a rancorous campaign on future relations between politicians and the media, which is meant to hold them to account on behalf of the public? This book - the 22nd volume in the acclaimed Abramis 'Hackademic' series, combining insights of media professionals with the latest university research - tries to answer questions which are fundamental to the health of our democracy. Contributors include many of the country's top journalists and media academics, with an introduction by BBC Today programme's Nick Robinson and a postscript by Jon Snow of Channel 4 News.

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