A Perfect Spy

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espionage novel novel

A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.

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Label	Occurrences
A Perfect Spy canonical	1
A Perfect Spy (TV series)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	espionage novel ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptationNetwork	BBC ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear	1987 ⓘ
adaptationType	television miniseries ⓘ
adaptedAs	A Perfect Spy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: A Perfect Spy (TV series)
author	John le Carré ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtist	Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ surface form: Hodder & Stoughton design department
criticalReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
describedByAuthorAs	his most autobiographical novel ⓘ
genre	espionage fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ
hasISBN	9780340397013 ⓘ
hasPart	flashback sequences ⓘ
hasSubject	British intelligence ⓘ surface form: British intelligence services Cold War espionage ⓘ construction of personal identity ⓘ double agents ⓘ personal and political betrayal ⓘ
inspiredBy	John le Carré's experiences in British intelligence ⓘ John le Carré's relationship with his father ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	late 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Jack Brotherhood ⓘ Magnus Pym ⓘ Rick Pym ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeForm	nonlinear narrative ⓘ
notableFor	autobiographical elements ⓘ detailed psychological portrait of a spy ⓘ
pageCount	approx. 600 ⓘ
partOf	John le Carré ⓘ surface form: John le Carré bibliography
publicationDate	1986 ⓘ
publisher	Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ
setIn	Czechoslovakia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
theme	betrayal ⓘ espionage and double lives ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ

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this entity surface form: A Perfect Spy (TV series)