Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by British 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. The novel has received critical acclaim for its complex social commentary—and, at the time, relevance, following the defection of Kim Philby. The novel has been adapted into both a television series and a film, and remains a staple of the spy fiction genre.
Author | John le Carré |
Series | George Smiley, The Quest for Karla |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Followed by | The Honourable Schoolboy |
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Set in London during the Cold War, the film finds espionage veteran George Smiley coming out of retirement to hunt for the Soviet Union double agent infiltrating M16.
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The movie is based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carre. The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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