The spy who came in from the cold
(2013, original release: 1963)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
FICTION/LE CARRE,J

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Availability

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Fiction FICTION/LE CARRE,J Due: 4/6/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2013
©1963
DESCRIPTION

xiv, 225 pages ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
0743442539, 9780143124757, 0143124757, 9780143121428, 0143121421, 9780143124757
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"A George Smiley novel."--Cover

"In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carre brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career but undertakes one final, bone-chilling assignment. When the last agent under his command is killed and Alec Leamas is called back to London, he hopes to come in from the cold for good. His spymaster, Control, however, has other plans. Determined to bring down the head of East German Intelligence and topple his organization, Control once more sends Leamas into the fray -- this time to play the part of the dishonored spy and lure the enemy to his ultimate defeat."--Goodreads.com

"First published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1963."--Title page verso

"First published in the United States of America by Walker Publishing Company, Inc. 1963."--Title page verso

"Published with a foreword by Joseph Kanon 2005."--Title page verso

"Published in Penguin Books 2012."--Title page verso

"This edition with a new introduction published in Penguin Books 2013."--Title page verso