Control
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Control is the enigmatic and ailing former chief of British intelligence in John le Carré’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," whose downfall and suspicions about a Soviet mole set the novel’s events in motion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Control canonical | 10 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
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surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
|
| associatedWith |
George Smiley
ⓘ
Karla ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | presence of a high-level Soviet mole in the Circus ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John le Carré ⓘ |
| employer |
British intelligence service
ⓘ
The Circus ⓘ
surface form:
the Circus
|
| enemy |
Soviet intelligence community
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet intelligence
|
| fictionalUniverse |
George Smiley
ⓘ
surface form:
George Smiley series
|
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| healthStatus | ailing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mistrust and paranoia about Soviet penetration
ⓘ
secretive leadership style ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for the novel’s events ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction |
initiates a secret operation to expose the mole
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suspects the existence of a Soviet mole in the Circus ⓘ |
| occupation | chief of British intelligence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief of British intelligence
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head of the Circus ⓘ |
| roleInWork | former head of the Circus ⓘ |
| statusInStory | disgraced former intelligence chief ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| trusts | George Smiley ⓘ |
| workOfFiction |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
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surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
subject surface form:
Jim Prideaux (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 film)
subject surface form:
Jim Prideaux (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 film)