Who wrote The Spy Who Came in from the Cold?

John le Carre wrote The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, first published in 1963. It is a work of mystery & thriller and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Essential Read

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Name: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Author: John le Carre

by John le Carre · 1963

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #13 in category

Alec Leamas, a burned-out British intelligence officer, is sent on one final mission into East Germany — supposedly to destroy an East German spymaster. Le Carré's breakthrough novel dismantled the romantic myth of the Cold War spy and replaced it with a portrait of moral compromise, institutional cynicism and the expendability of individuals to state interests.

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