# Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - Hardcover

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by **John Le Carré** (Author), **Coralie Bickford-Smith**

**From the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _A Legacy of Spies_.**

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 _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy_ is directed by Tomas Alfredson (_Let the Right One In_) and features Gary Oldman as Smiley, Academy Award winner Colin Firth (_The King's Speech_), and Tom Hardy (_Inception_).

With an introduction by the author.

### Author Biography

**JOHN LE CARRÉ** was born in 1931. For six decades he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. At sixteen he found refuge at the university of Bern, then later at Oxford. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence, in MI5 and MI6. He published his debut novel, _Call for the Dead_, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, _The Spy Who Came in from the Cold_, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy _Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy_, and _Smiley's People_. At the end of the Cold War, le Carré widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, _The Pigeon Tunnel_, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, _A Legacy of Spies_, appeared in 2017. _Silverview_ is his twenty-sixth novel. John le Carré died on December 12, 2020.

**Number of Pages:** 416

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** November 12, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 35.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Espionage, Fiction, Political, Price Written on Book, Thrillers

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