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Karla Trilogy
''Smiley Versus Karla'' (1982), by John le Carré, originally published as ''The Quest for Karla'', and also published as ''John Le Carré: Three Complete Novels'', is an omnibus edition of three novels concerning George Smiley's fight against Karla, his counterpart in Moscow Centre (the Soviet KGB). The "Karla Trilogy" includes: * ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' – (1974) * ''The Honourable Schoolboy'' – (1977) * ''Smiley's People ''Smiley's People'' is a 1979 spy novel by John le Carré. The novel features a British master-spy George Smiley. It is the third and final novel of the " Karla Trilogy", following '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and '' The Honourable Schoolbo ...'' – (1979) See also * '' The Incongruous Spy'' References 1982 British novels Alfred A. Knopf books British spy novels Novels by John le Carré {{1980s-spy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Le Carré
David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen. Le Carré's third novel, ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' (1963), became an international best-seller, was adapted as an award-winning film, and remains one of his best-known works. This success allowed him to leave MI6 to become a full-time author. His other novels that have been adapted for film or television include '' The Looking Glass War'' (1965), '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (1974), '' Smiley's People'' (1979), '' The Little Drummer Girl'' (1983), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Smiley
George Smiley OBE is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Smiley is a career intelligence officer with " The Circus", the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a central character in the novels '' Call for the Dead'', '' A Murder of Quality'', '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', '' The Honourable Schoolboy'', '' Smiley's People'' and '' Karla's Choice'', and a supporting character in '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'', '' The Looking Glass War'', '' The Secret Pilgrim'' and '' A Legacy of Spies''. The character has also appeared in a number of film, television, and radio adaptations of le Carré's books. Le Carré created Smiley as an intentional contrast to James Bond, a character who he believed depicted an inaccurate and damaging version of espionage. Short, overweight, balding, and bespectacled, Smiley is polite and self-effacing and frequently allows others to mistreat him, including his serially unfaithful wife; these traits mask his inner cunning, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla (character)
Karla is a recurring character in the works of John le Carré. A Soviet Intelligence officer, he is the head of the Thirteenth Directorate of Moscow Centre, le Carré's fictional version of the KGB, and the nemesis of le Carré's frequent protagonist George Smiley. Karla is nominally an unseen character who operates either through functionaries, hitmen, or by turning his enemies into double agents. Although other characters recount their past meetings with him, he only appears once during the events of the books. His real name is never revealed; instead, he takes his code name from that of the first spy network that he recruited. Karla is the central antagonist in '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', '' The Honourable Schoolboy'', and '' Smiley's People'', three novels which were later published as a single omnibus edition entitled '' Smiley Versus Karla'' or ''The Quest for Karla'' in the US. He is also the title character in the first George Smiley continuation novel, '' Karla' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' is a 1974 spy novel by the author and former spy John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of the taciturn, ageing spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. The novel has received critical acclaim for its complex social commentary—and, at the time, relevance, following the defection of Kim Philby. It was followed by '' The Honourable Schoolboy'' in 1977 and '' Smiley's People'' in 1979. The three novels together make up the " Karla Trilogy", named after Smiley's long-time nemesis Karla, the head of Soviet foreign intelligence and the trilogy's overarching antagonist. The novel has been adapted into both a television series and a film, and remains a staple of the spy fiction genre. In 2022, the novel was included on the " Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Plot Background As the tension of the Cold War is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable Schoolboy
''The Honourable Schoolboy'' is 1977 a spy novel by John le Carré. George Smiley must reconstruct an intelligence service in order to run a successful offensive espionage operation to save the service from being dismantled by the government. In 1977, the novel won the Gold Dagger award for the best crime novel of the year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. ''The Honourable Schoolboy'' is the second novel in the omnibus titled either ''Smiley Versus Karla'' or ''The Quest for Karla''. Chronology This is the sixth le Carré spy novel featuring George Smiley. ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'', ''The Honourable Schoolboy'' and ''Smiley's People'' were later published as an omnibus edition titled ''Smiley Versus Karla'' in 1982. Plot In 1974 George Smiley, the chief of the British secret intelligence service referred to as The Circus, is repairing the damage done to their operations by double agent Bill Haydon and looking for opportunities to target Karla, the Moscow Centre s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiley's People
''Smiley's People'' is a 1979 spy novel by John le Carré. The novel features a British master-spy George Smiley. It is the third and final novel of the " Karla Trilogy", following '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and '' The Honourable Schoolboy''. George Smiley is called out of retirement to investigate the death of one of his old agents: a former Soviet general, the head of an Estonian émigré organisation based in London. Smiley learns the general had discovered information that will lead to a final confrontation with Smiley's nemesis, the Soviet spymaster Karla. Plot Maria Ostrakova is a Soviet émigrée in Paris. She is told by a Soviet agent calling himself "Kursky" that her daughter Alexandra, whom she was forced to leave behind, may be permitted to join her. Maria applies for an exit permit for her daughter. Hearing nothing more, she writes to General Vladimir, a former Soviet general and British agent, for help. Vladimir realises that Maria was used to provide a false ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Incongruous Spy
''The Incongruous Spy: Two Novels of Suspense'' (1964), by John le Carré, is an omnibus edition of le Carré's first two novels ''Call for the Dead'' (1961) and ''A Murder of Quality'' (1962). The omnibus, about George Smiley, was released after his third novel, ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'' (1963). See also * ''Smiley Versus Karla ''Smiley Versus Karla'' (1982), by John le Carré, originally published as ''The Quest for Karla'', and also published as ''John Le Carré: Three Complete Novels'', is an omnibus edition of three novels concerning George Smiley's fight against ...'' References Novels by John le Carré 1964 British novels British spy novels {{1960s-spy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 British Novels
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Alfred A
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British Spy Novels
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