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Call for the Dead
The Smiley Collection
Series: The Smiley Collection
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Call for the Dead
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A special look for the books featuring his iconic character, George Smiley.
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry, he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans — and their agents — know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?
Le Carre's debut novel, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit.
Series: The Smiley Collection
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Call for the Dead is praised for its intelligence, gripping suspense, and originality, marking John le Carré as an extraordinary writer who elevated the spy genre. The work is celebrated for its realistic and thrilling narrative that surpasses typical espionage stories, with le Carré's mastery drawing comparisons to literary giants and ensuring his enduring legacy.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241330876
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 February 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 112.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 108g
Pages: 176
About the Author
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. His posthumous novel, Silverview, was published in 2021.
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