The Birds Fall Down

Name: The Birds Fall Down
Author: Rebecca West

by Rebecca West

Spy thriller set during the Cold War involving a Russian defector and political intrigue

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Rebecca West

British journalist, novelist, and critic whose Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is the greatest travel book of the 20th century and a profound meditation on Balkan history and the coming of war. Her coverage of the Nuremberg trials for The New Yorker is a model of literary journalism. She was one of the most formidable intellects of her generation.

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