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Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143121421
ISBN-139780143121428
eBay Product ID (ePID)111202924
Product Key Features
Book TitleSpy Who Came in from the Cold
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicThrillers / Espionage
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Le Carré
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"What his most satisfying about John le Carré's first great success-first of many, as it turned out-is how well it holds up on this, its 50th anniversary."-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post "The best spy story I have ever read."-Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."-Daphne du Maurier "Le Carré is one of the best novelists-of any kind-we have."- Vanity Fair "Written…with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."- Time, "The best spy story I have ever read."-Graham Greene "First-rate and tremendously exciting."-Daphne du Maurier "Le Carré is one of the best novelists-of any kind-we have."- Vanity Fair "Written…with a pitiless, elegant clarity. The Spy who Came in from the Cold is a first-rate thriller and more."- Time
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal823/.9/14 Fic
SynopsisJohn le Carré's third novel—A #1 New York Times bestseller for 34 weeks—and the book that launched his career worldwide In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse—a desk job—Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service—with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants. Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage., John le Carres third novel--A #1 "New York Times" bestseller for 34 weeks--and the book that launched his career worldwide In the shadow of the newly erected Berlin Wall, Alec Leamas watches as his last agent is shot dead by East German sentries. For Leamas, the head of Berlin Station, the Cold War is over. As he faces the prospect of retirement or worse--a desk job--Control offers him a unique opportunity for revenge. Assuming the guise of an embittered and dissolute ex-agent, Leamas is set up to trap Mundt, the deputy director of the East German Intelligence Service--with himself as the bait. In the background is George Smiley, ready to make the game play out just as Control wants. Setting a standard that has never been surpassed, "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" is a devastating tale of duplicity and espionage.
