Eye of the Needle Summary
Ken Follett

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Eye of the Needle Summary

Through the complex interaction of three dynamic characters, Follett focuses in Eye of the Needle upon the hazards of social isolation. David and Lucy Rose along with Henry Faber are all portrayed by Follett as victims of their own isolation.

By quickly withdrawing to Storm Island at the beginning of World War II, David Rose misses the deterioration in human values brought about by the worldwide conflict. David seems to envision an enemy...

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Ken Follett Biographies (3)

Ken Follet

4,061 words, approx. 14 pages

Ken Follett was born in Wales, "in a little terrace house in Cardiff in 1949. It was very much a petit-bourgeois background. My dad was a clerk in the Inland Revenue [English equivalent of the IRS], a... Read more

Ken Follett

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Ken Follett, author of best-selling thrillers such as Eye of the Needle, Triple, The Key to Rebecca, The Man from St. Petersburg, The Third Twin, The Hammer of Eden, Code to Zero, and the 2001 title, ... Read more

Ken(neth) (Martin) Follett

5,477 words, approx. 19 pages

Ken Follett began his career as a fiction writer while working for the London Evening News. He produced a series of mysteries and thrillers (two for children) under various pseudonyms until he felt he... Read more

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Faber's Character in Eye of the Needle

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Faber's Character "Eye of the Needle" Essay In the book "Eye of the Needle", Faber is a very intelligent man and is one of the best spies in the world-------he is a cheater, disguiser and a cold-bl... Read more

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