Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by the author and former secret intelligence officer John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of the taciturn, ageing spymaster George Smiley to uncover a
First UK edition
Le Carré drew on the defection of Kim Philby, a high-ranking MI6 operative revealed to be a Soviet spy in 1963.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War spy film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on John le Carré's 1974 novel. The film sta
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
…Karla, the head of Soviet foreign intelligence and the trilogy's overarching antagonist. The novel has been adapted into both a television series and a film, and remains a staple of the spy fiction genre. In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors…
Blythe House, the exterior of "The Circus"
The Párizsi Udvar ("Paris Court") in Budapest, setting for the Hungarian café scene
Gary Oldman at the Venice International Film Festival for the premiere