Synopses & Reviews
Featuring George Smiley, this New York Times bestseller is the first installment in John le Carrés acclaimed Karla Trilogy. From the author of A Delicate Truth and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
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 retirementespecially 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 Karlahis Moscow Centre nemesisand 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.
Review
“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
Praise for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Review
"The premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time." -Time
Review
"A rattling good novel." -San Francisco Chronicle
Review
"Stunning." -The Wall Street Journal
Review
“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
Praise for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Synopsis
Featuring George Smiley, this
New York Timesbestseller is the first installment in John le Carre s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. From the author of
A Delicate Truthand
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
John le Carre s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life, will be available from Viking in September 2016
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 Spyis 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.
John le Carre'sOur Kind of Traitoris now a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Damian Lewis."
About the Author
John le Carr��� was born in 1931 and attended the universities of Bern and Oxford. He taught at Eton and served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a world wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. His recent novels include The Constant Gardener, Absolute Friends, The Mission Song, A Most Wanted Man, and Our Kind of Traitor. He divides his time between London and Cornwall.