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      First published in Great Britain by

      Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1967

      Copyright © Len Deighton 1967

      Introduction copyright © Pluriform Publishing Company BV 2012

      Cover designer’s note © Arnold Schwartzman 2012

      The poem ‘May’ quoted here is from Twentieth Century Chinese Poetry, translated by Kai-yu Hsu (copyright © Kai-yu Hsu 1963) and reprinted by permission of Doubleday & Co. Inc., New York

      Len Deighton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007448349

      Ebook Edition © June 2012 ISBN: 9780007458387 Version: 2017-05-23