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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy A George Smiley Novel

Media tie-in Edition

Paperback (05 Oct 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Featuring George Smiley, this New York Times bestseller is the first installment in John le Carré's acclaimed Karla Trilogy. From the author of A Delicate Truth and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. John le Carré's new novel, A Legacy of Spies, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017.

The man he knew as "Control" is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. But George Smiley isn't quite ready for retirement-especially when a pretty, would-be defector surfaces with a shocking accusation: a Soviet mole has penetrated the highest level of British Intelligence. Relying only on his wits and a small, loyal cadre, Smiley recognizes the hand of Karla-his Moscow Centre nemesis-and sets a trap to catch the traitor.
 
The Oscar-nominated feature film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) and features Gary Oldman as Smiley, Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King's Speech), and Tom Hardy (Inception).
 
With an introduction by the author.

About the Publisher

Penguin Books

The first ten paperback Penguin books appeared in 1935 costing 6d each (the price of a packet of cigarettes). Since then the Penguin list has developed enormously, but still aims to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience. Penguin Paperbacks now range from Booker Prize-winning contemporary authors, to mass market bestsellers, with successful history, biography and general non-fiction as well.

Book information

ISBN: 9780143120933
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: Media tie-in Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 358g
Height: 210mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 27mm