Agents of Innocence

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Agents of Innocence is a spy novel by David Ignatius that offers a realistic, insider-style portrayal of CIA operations in the Middle East during the 1970s.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ
spy novel ⓘ
author David Ignatius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublicationDecade 1970s ⓘ
genre political fiction ⓘ
spy fiction ⓘ
hasAudience readers interested in Middle East politics ⓘ
readers of espionage fiction ⓘ
hasProtagonistOccupation CIA case officer ⓘ
hasReputationFor insider-style depiction of intelligence work ⓘ
realistic portrayal of CIA tradecraft ⓘ
hasSubject Palestinian politics ⓘ
diplomacy in the Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ
inspiredBy real CIA operations in Lebanon ⓘ
real events in Middle Eastern politics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryStyle realist ⓘ
reportorial ⓘ
mainOrganizationDepicted Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
marketedAs thriller ⓘ
narrativeFocus CIA operations in the Middle East ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of Beirut before the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
use by intelligence professionals as a realistic espionage novel ⓘ
publisher W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
settingLocation Beirut ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
settingTimePeriod 1970s ⓘ
theme U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
workOfAuthor David Ignatius bibliography ⓘ
writtenByOccupationOfAuthor foreign affairs columnist ⓘ
journalist ⓘ

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