The Set-Up (novel)
Book cover in original French, Le montage (1982) | |
| Author | Vladimir Volkoff |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le montage |
| Translator | Alan Sheridan |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions L'Âge d'Homme |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1984 |
| Pages | 350 |
| ISBN | 2260003036 |
The Set-Up: A Novel of Espionage (French: Le montage) is a 1982 novel by the Russian-French writer Vladimir Volkoff. It portrays a Soviet spy who lives in Paris, where he works as a literary agent and manipulates intellectuals and journalists by appealing to their large egos.[1][2]
Kirkus Reviews described it as "part thriller, part satire, part textbook, part political dialogue", and wrote that it succeeds as a polemical text but fails as a spy novel.[1] The Washington Post called the scheming of the main character more confusing than chilling and wrote that much of the book is "a classroom exercise masquerading as a novel".[3]
The book was awarded the 1982 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.[4]
References
- ^ a b "The Set-Up". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 1985. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Le Borgne, Claude (January 1983). "Le montage". Revue Défense nationale (in French) (428): 193. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Cotter, John (2 November 1985). "Novel Reading". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ Piatier, Jacqueline (6 November 1982). "Le Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française est décerné à Vladimir Volkoff". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2025.