The spy who came in from the cold, a George Smiley novel, John Le Carre
Type
Label
The spy who came in from the cold, a George Smiley novel, John Le Carre
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The spy who came in from the cold
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
841330624
Responsibility statement
John Le Carre
Sub title
a George Smiley novel
Summary
A #1 New York Times bestseller for 34 weeks and the book that launched John le Carr?'s career worldwideIn the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse?a desk job?Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service?with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants. Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage
Target audience
juvenile