The Looking Glass War: The Smiley Collection

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Looking Glass War: The Smiley Collection
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John le Carre
SeriesThe Smiley Collection
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Espionage and spy thriller
ISBN/Barcode 9780241330937
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 27 February 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

As we publish all of le Carre's work for the first time, a special look for the books featuring his iconic character, George Smiley A department of ageing British spies will break any rule for the glory of launching a secret agent into communist East Germany, in the fourth novel featuring George Smiley.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

Le Carre's most underrated novel is a devastating and first-class read * The Times *