Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

From the The man he knew as "Control" is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. But George Smiley isn''t quite ready for retirement--especially when a pretty, would-be defector surfaces with a shocking accusation: a Soviet mole has penetrated the highest level of British Intelligence. Relying only on his wits and a small, loyal cadre, Smiley recognizes the hand of Karla--his Moscow Centre nemesis--and sets a trap to catch the traitor. The Oscar-nominated feature film adaptation of With an introduction by the author.

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"His masterpiece...the greatest spy novel ever written..." --NPR

The premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time. Time

A rattling good novel. San Francisco Chronicle

John le Carré is the great master of the spy story the constant flow of emotion lifts him not only above all modern suspense novelists, but above most novelists now practicing. Financial Times

Stunning. Wall Street Journal

"Le Carré has never presented so much detail about the intelligence Establishment...and keeps one guessing right to the end " -- The New York Times

"A great thriller, the best le Carré has written" -- Spectator (London)

Product details

• Authors: John Le Carre, John le Carré
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2011
• EAN: 9780143119784
• ISBN: 978-0-14-311978-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 212 mm x 26 mm
• Series: George Smiley; George Smiley; Ein Smiley-Roman
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Fiction - Espionage / Thriller