John le Carré to tackle 'division and rage' of 2018 in new novel

Agent Running in the Field, the 87-year-old author’s 25th novel, will be set in London and published in October 2019

John le Carré is set to confront “the division and rage at the heart of our modern world” in a newnovel set in London in 2018 that will be published next year.

Agent Running in the Field follows a 26-year-old “solitary” man who, “in a desperate attempt to resist the new political turbulence swirling around him, makes connections that will take him down a very dangerous path”, according to publisher Viking.

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