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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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel) ×1

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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 NERFINISHED → Richard Burton →
followedBy	The Looking Glass War →
genre	political thriller → spy fiction →
hasPageCount	240 →
includedInList	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 →
precededBy	A Murder of Quality →
protagonistAffiliation	MI6 →
protagonistOccupation	British intelligence officer →
publicationYear	1963 →
publisher	Victor Gollancz Ltd →
settingPeriod	Cold War →
theme	betrayal → cost of espionage → ideological conflict → moral ambiguity →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claire Bloom → George Smiley → John le Carré → Richard Burton →	notableWork
Thereza →	appearsIn
Thereza ("The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (novel)") →	basedOnWork
John le Carré →	hasSignatureWork