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Robert Littell

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Robert Littell


Born
in New York City, The United States
January 08, 1935

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An American author residing in France. He specializes in spy novels that often concern the CIA and the Soviet Union. He became a journalist and worked many years for Newsweek during the Cold War. He's also an amateur mountain climber and is the father of award-winning novelist Jonathan Littell. ...more

Average rating: 3.91 · 14,824 ratings · 1,558 reviews · 44 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Company

4.26 avg rating — 6,004 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions
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Legends

3.81 avg rating — 1,501 ratings — published 2005 — 60 editions
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The Amateur

3.66 avg rating — 1,013 ratings — published 1981 — 33 editions
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The Stalin Epigram

3.81 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2009 — 38 editions
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The Once and Future Spy

3.60 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 1990 — 30 editions
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The Defection of A.J. Lewinter

3.74 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 1973 — 50 editions
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Young Philby

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3.45 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 2011 — 33 editions
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A Nasty Piece of Work

3.27 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions
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The Sisters

3.82 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 1985 — 42 editions
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Vicious Circle

3.55 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2006 — 39 editions
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Quotes by Robert Littell  (?)
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“I am a bookworm. For play, I bury myself in the corners of libraries and read.”
Robert Littell

“The difference between and amateur and a professional.. a professional believes if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well. An amateur believes if a job is worth doing, it very well may be worth doing badly.”
Robert Littell, The Amateur

“Life is short,” I told her. “The challenge is to make it sweet.”
Robert Littell, A Nasty Piece of Work

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