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.

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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

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John le Carré notableWork The Honourable Schoolboy
George Smiley notableWork The Honourable Schoolboy
Smiley’s People (novel) follows The Honourable Schoolboy
subject surface form: Smiley’s People
Smiley’s People (novel) precededBy The Honourable Schoolboy
subject surface form: Smiley’s People
Smiley’s People (novel) followsWorkInSeries The Honourable Schoolboy
subject surface form: Smiley’s People
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) followedBy The Honourable Schoolboy
subject surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Karla appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy
Karla Trilogy hasPart The Honourable Schoolboy
Karla Trilogy secondPart The Honourable Schoolboy
The Honourable Schoolboy originalTitle The Honourable Schoolboy self-link
Circus appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy
Ann Smiley appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy
Peter Guillam appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy
Toby Esterhase appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy
Percy Alleline appearsIn The Honourable Schoolboy