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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - by John Le Carré (Paperback)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - by  John Le Carré (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>British agent George Smiley hunts for a mole in the Secret Service and begins his epic game of international chess with his Soviet counterpart, an agent named Karla.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Legacy of Spies</i>. </b> <p/>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. <p/>The Oscar-nominated feature film adaptation of <i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</i> is directed by Tomas Alfredson (<i>Let the Right One In</i>) and features Gary Oldman as Smiley, Academy Award winner Colin Firth (<i>The King's Speech</i>), and Tom Hardy (<i>Inception</i>). <p/>With an introduction by the author.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time."--<i>Time</i> <p/>"A rattling good novel."--<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"John le Carré is the great master of the spy story...the constant flow of emotion lifts him not only above all modern suspense novelists, but above most novelists now practicing."--<i>Financial Times</i> <p/>"Stunning."--<i>Wall Street Journal</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John le Carré </b>was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. <i>The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, </i>his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation.

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