Peter Churchill : The forgotten novels of a British secret agent
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
8869773981
ISBN-13
9788869773983
Publisher
Mimesis International
Imprint
Mimesis International
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 2022
Print length
130 Pages
Weight
286 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 20.90 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literature: history & criticism
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Examines and contextualises the work of Peter Churchill.
After researching the life of a British Special Operation Executive agent, Oliver Churchill, who operated over the summer of 1944, Andrea Cominini found that his brother, Peter, had also been an SOE agent operating in France during WWII. Peter carried out four missions, spending 225 days in enemy territory. Finally captured, he spent over two years in captivity. After the war he wrote four novels based on his wartime experiences. Reviewing his second book, The Daily Herald wrote: "Now Peter Churchill wrote one of the best spy books of all time". The author describes the different literary genres in which Churchill''s works can be situated and – through a subsequent analysis of the novels – how they provide a clear and historical representation of everyday life of a British secret agent during WWII. Peter Churchill’s works are then compared to those of pther novelists of his time, uncovering a range of connections with other related authors and literary genres. After the war, Churchill was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre; his wife Odette, who worked with him as an underground courier during the war, was the first woman to receive the George Cross.
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