The Pigeon Tunnel Audiobook by John le Carré

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Title: The Pigeon Tunnel
Subtitle: Stories from My Life
Author: John le Carré
Narrator: John le Carré
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-08-16
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:
'Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where I'm sitting now.'
In this astonishing work, we see our world, both public and private, through the eyes of one of this country's greatest writers.

Editorial Reviews:
"No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times." (Guardian)
"John le Carré is as recognizable a writer as Dickens or Austen." (Financial Times)
"When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carré...they were a journey into the wider world.... These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind." (Aung San Suu Kyi)

Members Reviews:
Best audiobook of the Year
Would you listen to The Pigeon Tunnel again? Why?
Fantastic story, beautifully read by the author himself. Very entertaining and I laughed out loud in many places.
What did you like best about this story?
The honesty of David Cornwall, his insight into both himself, his family and his colleagues and acquaintances. His descriptions of his larger-than-life father are hilarious.
What about John le Carrés performance did you like?
His voice is strong, Can imitate voices authenically and beautifully
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
An Author Reminisces
Any additional comments?
Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Thank you John le Carre
Having read and enjoyed so many of le Carre's books, hearing this, in his own voice, was a grand treat.
The book is delivered in segments not strictly chronological, peppered with personal anecdotes and descriptions, observations of events and places. This is not a fireside chat and in it's own way does shed light albeit a passing ray of light, on some very influential people and major world events of the time. In its own way this book traces the background of le Carre's books and what has influenced the focus of his writing.
The wonderful description of his mission to Paris as his father's envoy at age 16 is just one glimpse into 'another world'.
It is the kind of book I could dip into again and again. However the advantage of hearing the author reading it to me as an audio book far outways the convenience of bookmarks in a hard copy.

As enjoyable and thought provoking as ever
The truth of his fiction shown through his experiences. I think a fan of his works would not be disappointed.

Scratching the surface?
Not an autobiography, rather a series of anecdotes and very little revealed about the man himself, other than, perhaps as a distorted reflection of his extraordinary father. He reads it beautifully, though, a lovely voice which I could listen to for many an hour

Enjoyable and Interesting life story
Enjoyable read through stories from the authors life in its different guises - Intelligence, Author - and how life inspired fiction. And where it didnt.
Written as a series of short - and not so short - chapters capturing a particular period or aspect of his life. This format worked quite well for me, and was easier to digest in small chunks.
The audiobook is read by the author.