The Mission Song

'Mesmerising' Sunday Times

As an interpreter of African languages, Bruno Salvador is much in demand. He makes it a principle to remain neutral — no matter what he hears. But when he is summoned on a secret job for British Intelligence, he is told he will have to get his hands dirty. His mission is to help bring democracy to the Congo — democracy that will be delivered at the end of a gun barrel.

The Mission Song is an excoriating depiction of a corrupt world where loyalty can be bought and war is simply an opportunity to settle old scores.

'Simply astonishing ... a formidably sophisticated work of fiction' Charles Cumming

• Author
• John le Carré

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 368

• Series
• The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection

• Publisher
• Penguin Classics

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-241-33727-1

• EAN
• 9780241337271

• Release date
• 2021