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THE UNTOUCHABLE, (Knopf. $25). Banville's latest is a magnificent existential spy novel. It's spun from the life of Anthony Blunt, the former Keeper of the Queen's Pictures who, as one of the Cambridge spies, passed British secrets to Russia during World War II and beyond. Now in his...

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Published in:Newsweek 1997-05, Vol.129 (19), p.81
Main Authors: Banville, John, Giles, Jeff, Deane, Seamus, Gates, David, O'Brier, Edna
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:THE UNTOUCHABLE, (Knopf. $25). Banville's latest is a magnificent existential spy novel. It's spun from the life of Anthony Blunt, the former Keeper of the Queen's Pictures who, as one of the Cambridge spies, passed British secrets to Russia during World War II and beyond. Now in his 70s, "Victor Maskell" has been unmasked and is writing his memoirs to explain how he could be both a Marxist and a royalist.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X