{"product_id":"tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-isbn-9780241685143","title":"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Oscar-nominated feature film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/i\u003e is directed by Tomas Alfredson (\u003ci\u003eLet the Right One In\u003c\/i\u003e) and features Gary Oldman as Smiley, Academy Award winner Colin Firth (\u003ci\u003eThe King's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e), and Tom Hardy (\u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by the author.\"His masterpiece...the greatest spy novel ever written...\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rattling good novel.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Le Carré has never presented so much detail about the intelligence Establishment...and keeps one guessing right to the end \"\u003cb\u003e -- The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great thriller, the best le Carré has written\" -\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN LE CARRÉ \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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, in MI5 and MI6. He published his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy \u003ci\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmiley’s People\u003c\/i\u003e. At the end of the Cold War, le Carré widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Pigeon Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, \u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2017. \u003ci\u003eSilverview\u003c\/i\u003e is his twenty-sixth novel. John le Carré died on December 12, 2020.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303732203749,"sku":"NP9780241685143","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780241685143.jpg?v=1767742673","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-isbn-9780241685143","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}