The Honourable Schoolboy
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The Honourable Schoolboy is a Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows British intelligence officer Jerry Westerby on a complex mission in Southeast Asia as part of George Smiley’s campaign against the Soviet spy network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Honourable Schoolboy canonical | 15 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War novel
ⓘ
espionage novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | John le Carré ⓘ |
| award |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
|
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Karla ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Control
ⓘ
George Smiley ⓘ Peter Guillam ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
British intelligence
ⓘ
Circus ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Smiley’s People (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Smiley's People
|
| follows |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
|
| genre |
political fiction
ⓘ
spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | BBC radio dramatization ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-340-21451-1 ⓘ |
| hasPrequel |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
|
| hasSequel |
Smiley’s People (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Smiley's People
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jerry Westerby ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Jerry Westerby's mission in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex characterization of spies
ⓘ
detailed depiction of intelligence operations in Asia ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Honourable Schoolboy self-link ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| partOf | Karla Trilogy ⓘ |
| plotElement | George Smiley's campaign against a Soviet spy network ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British intelligence officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ |
| series | George Smiley series ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Laos ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| settingPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| subject |
Cold War politics
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ intelligence services ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Smiley’s People
subject surface form:
Smiley’s People
subject surface form:
Smiley’s People
subject surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy