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George Smiley OBE [1] 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, the upcoming Karla's ...
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Mar 19, 2021 · In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, retired intelligence officer George Smiley (Gary Oldman) has been brought in by a government minister to investigate warnings of a mole at the top of the...
Sep 3, 2024 · George Smiley, fictional character, a British secret service agent who appears in many of the spy stories of John le Carré, beginning with Call for the Dead (1961). Smiley is an unobtrusive secret agent who leads an unglamorous life. A deceptively bland middle-aged man, he is trusted and respected.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Here’s a wordmap describing George Smiley, arguably the most cunning spy in the Cold War’s literary spy genre, in words most often used to describe him. Does he seem like a real life spy to you?
Jan 1, 2024 · A composite based on several real people, George Smiley is Le Carré’s most beloved and influential literary creation. He has been portrayed on screen, to acclaim, by luminaries like Alec...
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Dec 13, 2020 · Nearly three decades ago, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the U.S.S.R., John le Carré retired his greatest character, the potbellied English intelligence agent George Smiley,...
John le Carré, born as David Cornwell – and perhaps even better known as George Smiley, his literary invention – died of pneumonia last weekend in Cornwall at age 89.
