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Apr 1, 1974 · Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 British spy novel set in the Cold War with betrayal as its core theme. It is a slow building story that reads like a detective novel – investigations, interviews, evidence gathering.
Oct 18, 2021 · In honor of le Carré’s birthday, here’s a look back at one of the earliest reviews (a New York Times piece magnificently titled “The Spy Who Spied on Spies”) of his most acclaimed novel: 1974’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
Dec 29, 2022 · In ‘Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy’ George Smiley is on the trail of a mole. It’s a battle of wits between him and Karla, his nemesis in the Russian secret service. Le Carré is a master craftsman and this is superb tale of betrayal and espionage.
Jun 1, 1974 · A dirty, dodgy business this — and no one seems to know it better than Le Carre or can endow it with that special, covert, inductive fascination. We have no other thinking man's world of intelligence. 1. Pub Date: June 1, 1974. ISBN: 0143119788. Page Count: -. Publisher: Knopf.
Nov 1, 2011 · His masterpiece was 1974's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy — not merely the greatest spy novel ever written, but the source of a 1979 BBC adaptation that's the greatest spy show ever made.
Mar 7, 2021 · A Cold War novel for a cold month! Tinker Tailor Solider Spy is the first in Le Carré’s so-called Karla trilogy in which he pits our hero, retired senior Secret Service operator and later chief, George Smiley, against his Russian opposite number and great nemesis, codenamed Karla.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by British-Irish author John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service.
Oct 5, 2018 · Author – John Le Carré. Publisher – Penguin Classics. Pages – 432. Released – 27th September 2018 (re-issued) ISBN-13 – 978-1473674134. Format – ebook, paperback, audio. Reviewer – Stacey. Rating – 4 Stars. I received a free copy of this book. Post contains affiliate links. The enduring novel by one of our greatest storytellers.
A modern classic in which John le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy begins George Smiley's chess match of wills and wits with Karla, his Soviet counterpart.
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).
