The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carr? (English) Hardcover Book

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'A masterpiece, the best espionage novel ever written' John BanvilleIn 1963 John le Carre published his third book, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Written over a period of about five weeks in response to the fear and ugliness of the Berlin Wall, its bitter, devastating story crystallised the doubts and moral dilemmas of the time. It altered irrevocably our understanding of the Cold War, the shape of the spy novel, and John le Carre's writing career, propelling him to international fame.

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John le Carre was born in 1931. For six decades, he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. At sixteen he found refuge at the University of Bern, then later at Oxford. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence (MI5 & 6). He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. At the end of the Cold War, le Carre widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies, appeared in 2017. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel, Silverview, was published in 2021.

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In 1963 John le Carre published his third book, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

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'A masterpiece, the best espionage novel ever written' John Banville

Details ISBN0241337135 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 0241337135 ISBN-13 9780241337134 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-07-04 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Pages 272 Language English UK Release Date 2019-07-04 Audience General Author John le Carré Series The Penguin John le Carré Hardback Collection NZ Release Date 2019-09-30 AU Release Date 2019-09-30 Alternative 9780141194523 We've got this

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