John le Carré Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review, recensie en informatie koude oorlog thriller uit 1974 van de Engelse schrijver. Op deze pagina lees je uitgebreide informatie over de spionagethriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy van de uit Engeland afkomstige schrijver John le Carré . De Nederlandse vertaling van de roman heeft als titel Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion.
John le Carré Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review en recensie
- “A great thriller, the best le Carré has written.” (Spectator)
- “Hoogtepunt in de Smiley-boeken, en in het hele oeuvre van Le Carré.” (de Volkskrant)
- “Gripping … A tense and grim cold war tale of betrayal among men.” (Aya de Leon)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Karla trilogy 1
- Auteur: John le Carré (Engeland)
- Soort boek: Engelse koude oorlog thriller, spionageroman
- Taal: Engels
- Verschenen: juni 1974
- Uitgever eerste editie: Hodder & Sluoghton
- Huidige uitgever: Penguin
- Omvang: 418 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Prijs: £ 9,99 / £ 16,99 / £ 3,99 / £ 16,00
- Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitmuntend)
- Nederlandse vertaling: Edelman, bedelman, schutter, spion
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de spionagethriller van John le Carré uit 1974
A mole, implanted by Moscow Centre, has infiltrated the highest ranks of the British Intelligence Service, almost destroying it in the process. And so former spymaster George Smiley has been brought out of retirement in order to hunt down the traitor at the very heart of the Circus – even though it may be one of those closest to him.
The first part of le Carré’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sees the beginning of the stealthy Cold War cat-and-mouse game between the taciturn, dogged Smiley and his wily Soviet counterpart.
John le Carré was born on 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England. 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 (MI5 & 6). He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was 
consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley’s People. 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, The Pigeon Tunnel, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies, appeared in 2017. He died on 12 December 2020 at the age of 89 in Truro, Cornwall, England. His posthumous novel, Silverview, was published in 2021.