For the 1979 TV adaptation, see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series). For the 2011 film adaptation, see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film).
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
First UK edition
Author
John le Carré
Cover artist
Jerry Harpur[1]
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Series
George Smiley
The Quest for Karla
Genre
Spy fiction
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Publication date
June 1974
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages
355
ISBN
0-394-49219-6
OCLC
867935
Dewey Decimal
823/.914 L456
LC Class
PZ4.L4526 L43 1974
Followed by
The Honourable Schoolboy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by British-Irish author John le Carré. It follows the endeavours of taciturn, aging spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service. The novel has received critical acclaim for its complex social commentary—and, at the time, relevance, following the defection of Kim Philby. It has been adapted into both a television series and a film, and remains a staple of the spy fiction genre.[2][3]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was followed by The Honourable Schoolboy in 1977 and Smiley's People in 1979. The three novels together make up the "Karla Trilogy", named after Smiley's long-time opponent Karla, the head of Soviet foreign intelligence and the trilogy's overarching antagonist.
In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[4]
^Modern first editions – a set on Flickr
^Locke, Richard (30 June 1974). "The Spy Who Spied on Spies". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^Bradford, Michael; Burridge, James (September 2012). "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: the Movie". Studies in Intelligence. 56 (3). Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^"The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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