The murdered man had been an agent - once, long ago. But George Smiley's superiors at the Secret Service want to see the crime buried, not solved. Smiley will not leave it at that, not when might lead him all the way to Karla, the elusive Soviet spymaster ...Smiley's People is a thrilling confrontation between one of the most famous spies in all fiction and his Cold War rival, Karla. Like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy, it is as tense and unforgettable as only le Carre's novels can be.
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'It is an achievement of subtlety and power of which few novelists would be capable. Standing by itself it is the best single thing le Carre has done' -- Financial Times 'An enormously skilled and satisfying work' -- Newsweek
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John le Carre was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His other novels include THE CONSTANT GARDENER, A MOST WANTED MAN and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR.
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Two seemingly unconnected events heralded the summons of Mr. George Smiley from his dubious retirement. Read the first page
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Please do not purchase recordings of Davidson's readings of Le Carre - they are awful! The best reader is Michael Jayston, but his recordings are sometimes difficult to find.
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Other people have written more complete reviews of this book, but I just had a few comments to make.
LeCarre's book's have claims to serious literature, not just spy novels, and I think this is one of his best. LeCarre, like all great novelists, is good at characterization, and a great observer of people.
Which brings me to my main point. You don't ever want LeCarre describing your face. He is always noticing odd things about people's faces, especially the moisture on a person's face. I noted this several times before. He'll make you sound like a greasy second-story man no matter what you look like, it seems.
My point notwithstanding, LeCarre is a great novelist.
In this book England's finest spy, the unlikely George Smiley, comes out of retirement to follow up a series of clues--and murders--pointing to his shadowy Soviet opposite, Smiley's Moriarty Karla. And when each man carries something disavowed by the other, what constitutes justice, let alone resolution?
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Portraying human nature in the world of spycraft.
I have recently become a fan of Le Carre, and this is my favorite book of his that I have read thus far. Read more
Published on Oct 21 2001 by "gmwerner"
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The very best there is
Smiley's People is simply the very best there is. There is absorbing power in its dramatic narrative that won't let go. Read more
Published on Sep 10 2001 by Barry G. Cohen
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The best book John le Carre has written so far.
This is in my opinion, and I have read every one of John le Carre's novels and have written a book about them, his finest book. Read more
Published on Oct 28 1999 by Myron J. Aronoff (maronoff@rci.rutgers.edu)
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Le Carre's best
The most remarkable procedural thriller I have read, surpassing even "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Read more
Published on April 13 1999
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A powerful summation of a personal/political ethos
George Smiley's final appearance stands as one of Le Carre's very best acomplishments. This extraordinary writer draws his many diverse themes and moral quandries together in a... Read more
Published on May 27 1998
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Simply the best.
Along with "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," this
is simply the very best of the genre which gets
better with each subsequent reading.
is simply the very best of the genre which gets
better with each subsequent reading.
Published on July 19 1997
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