The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

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Cold War novel espionage novel novel

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré, renowned for its bleak realism and complex portrayal of intelligence work.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold canonical	27
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel)	5
novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"	2
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963 novel)	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War novel ⓘ espionage novel ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptation	The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965 film) ⓘ
author	John le Carré ⓘ
awarded	Gold Dagger ⓘ
awardedBy	Crime Writers' Association ⓘ
awardYear	1963 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtist	Raymond Hawkey ⓘ
criticalReception	acclaimed ⓘ
featuresCharacter	George Smiley ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Martin Ritt ⓘ
filmAdaptationStar	Claire Bloom ⓘ Oskar Werner ⓘ Richard Burton ⓘ
followedBy	The Looking Glass War ⓘ
genre	political thriller ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ
hasPageCount	240 ⓘ
includedInList	Time 100 best English-language novels list ⓘ surface form: TIME 100 Best English-language Novels (1923–2005)
influenced	modern spy fiction ⓘ
isbn	9780141194523 ⓘ
literaryMovement	postwar British fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter	Alec Leamas ⓘ Fiedler ⓘ Hans-Dieter Mundt ⓘ Liz Gold ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person ⓘ
notableFor	bleak realism ⓘ complex portrayal of intelligence work ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalMediaType	print ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
precededBy	A Murder of Quality ⓘ
protagonistAffiliation	Secret Intelligence Service ⓘ surface form: MI6
protagonistOccupation	British intelligence officer ⓘ
publicationYear	1963 ⓘ
publisher	Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ
settingPeriod	Cold War ⓘ
theme	betrayal ⓘ cost of espionage ⓘ ideological conflict ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ

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Subject: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Description of subject: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré, renowned for its bleak realism and complex portrayal of intelligence work.

Referenced by (35)

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