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John le Carré’s *The Naive and Sentimental Lover* presents a dark, ribald satire of middle‑class and bohemian pretensions. Aldo Cassidy, a successful entrepreneur in the baby pram industry, meets the charismatic writer Shamus and they form a passionate friendship. Aldo, attracted to Shamus’s alluring wife, is drawn into reckless hedonism that threatens to consume all involved.
First publish date: 1971
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: John le Carré
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