 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Patrick O'Brian |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) Norton (US) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette, CD) |
| Pages | 256 pp (UK) & 335 pp (US) |
| OCLC | 62421217 |
Richard Temple is a 1962 novel by Patrick O'Brian, told in flashback as Temple, a British agent, lies in a Gestapo cell in occupied France. After prolonged torture, the protagonist examines his past life as a painter in London in the 1930s, [1] and describes his early erotic encounters. [2] The novel contains many details of the author's youthful life. [3]
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The joy Temple feels when he realises that the Gestapo have accepted pseudo-Temple as the truth, and that he is therefore safe, is the converse of O’Brian’s agony when journalists, late in his life, broke down his own cover story.
— William Waldegrave
