George Smiley
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George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Smiley canonical | 49 |
| George Smiley series | 7 |
| John le Carré Smiley universe | 2 |
| George Smiley universe | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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intelligence officer ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| affiliation | British intelligence ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Karla Trilogy
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Smiley’s People (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Smiley Versus Karla trilogy
|
| basedOn |
John Bingham
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real-life British intelligence officers ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bespectacled
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brilliant ⓘ middle-aged ⓘ morally complex ⓘ overweight ⓘ physically unremarkable ⓘ quiet ⓘ understated demeanor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John le Carré ⓘ |
| employer |
Secret Intelligence Service
ⓘ
surface form:
British Secret Intelligence Service
Circus ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | George Smiley series ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Call for the Dead ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
careful observation
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patient investigation ⓘ psychological insight ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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recurring character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEnemy | Karla ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Murder of Quality
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Call for the Dead ⓘ Smiley’s People (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Smiley's People
The Honourable Schoolboy ⓘ The Looking Glass War ⓘ The Secret Pilgrim ⓘ The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ⓘ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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| occupation |
intelligence officer
ⓘ
spy ⓘ |
| skill |
analysis
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counterintelligence ⓘ interrogation ⓘ uncovering traitors ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Smiley ⓘ |
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Smiley’s People
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Smiley’s People
subject surface form:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series
this entity surface form:
John le Carré Smiley universe
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series
this entity surface form:
George Smiley universe
this entity surface form:
George Smiley series