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Publisher Penguin Books Originally published 2002 Genre Fiction | 4.2/5 Goodreads Publication date 2002 Adaptations The Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Similar Robert Littell books, Central Intelligence Agency books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company: A Novel of the CIA is an American novel written by Robert Littell and published by Penguin Press in 2002. The plot interweaves the professional lives of both historical and fictional characters in the field of international espionage between June 1950 and August 1995.
The book was a New York Times bestseller and received wide critical acclaim.
It is the basis of a 2007 miniseries starring Michael Keaton, Chris O'Donnell, and Alfred Molina.
Notable historical characters
The plot includes numerous characters based on historical persons, with varying degrees of verisimilitude.
The following is a list of the historical persons who speak or interact with other characters in the novel:
In addition, although William King Harvey doesn't appear by name, the character "Harvey Torriti, a.k.a. the Sorcerer" is a very thinly disguised version of Harvey.