Magnus Pym

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Magnus Pym is the conflicted British intelligence officer and double agent at the center of John le Carré’s novel "A Perfect Spy," whose life of deception explores themes of identity, loyalty, and betrayal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British intelligence officer
double agent
fictional character
literary character
spy
affiliation British intelligence NERFINISHED
appearsIn A Perfect Spy NERFINISHED
basedOn aspects of John le Carré’s own life
characterTrait conflicted
deceptive
introspective
countryOfActivity United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy John le Carré NERFINISHED
familyName Pym NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse A Perfect Spy NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWorkFeaturingCharacter 1986 GENERATED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn spy novel
givenName Magnus NERFINISHED
hasAllegiance British intelligence service in the novel
hasFather Rick Pym NERFINISHED
hasSecretAllegiance foreign intelligence service in the novel
hasTheme espionage
family relationships
moral ambiguity
personal identity
literaryGenreContext Cold War espionage fiction
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
medium novel
narrativeFunction explores themes of betrayal
explores themes of identity
explores themes of loyalty
nationality British
occupation intelligence officer
spy
roleInWork protagonist of the novel A Perfect Spy

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A Perfect Spy mainCharacter Magnus Pym