The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
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*The Spy Who Came in from the Cold* is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. It depicts Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer, being sent to East Germany as a faux defector to sow disinformation about a powerful East German intelligence officer. It serves as a sequel to le Carré's previous novels *Call for the Dead* and *A Murder of Quality,* which also featured the fictitious British intelligence organisation, "The Circus", and its agents George Smiley and Peter Guillam.
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Sign InFictionCold WarIntelligence officersIntelligence serviceEnglish Spy storiesSpiesGeorge Smiley (Fictitious character)Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978Spy storiesSmiley, george (fictitious character), fictionFiction, thrillers, espionageLarge type books
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Book Details
First Published
1962
Pages
247 pages
Rating
4.1 / 5
Ratings
49
Editions
144
Publisher
Saur
Language
VIE, POR, RUS
Status
Published
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