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John le Carré, Novels (Box Set): Volume 1
A box set of John le Carré's exceptional and thrilling first five novels, collected together for the first
Call for the Dead
A Murder of Quality
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Looking Glass War
A Small Town in Germany
Call for the Dead
A Murder of Quality
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Looking Glass War
A Small Town in Germany
- GenresFiction
1024 pages, ebook
Published June 30, 2016
About the author
John le Carré
337 books9,885 followersJohn le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England), was an English author of espionage novels. Le Carré had resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain, for more than 40 years, where he owned a mile of cliff close to Land's End.
Le Carré died at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, on 12 December 2020, aged 89. An inquest completed in June 2021 concluded that le Carré died after sustaining a fall at his home.
abridged from Wikipedia
Le Carré died at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, on 12 December 2020, aged 89. An inquest completed in June 2021 concluded that le Carré died after sustaining a fall at his home.
abridged from Wikipedia
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April 26, 2019
Excellent read. This is not the first book by Le Carré that I have read. I do see why it is considered a classic, especially for mystery genre and spy thriller fans.
This novel examines the burden and evils of two opposing political systems. Burden: each political system has to protect itself from influence by the other. Evil: each political system uses it's power to eliminate the unwitting, or innocent to protect itself. Good people are murdered, but the nation lives on.
Two prominent twist change the landscape of the novel, and it's meaning. I love how Le Carré uses the a spy story to examine faulty humanity, and therefore, faulty political systems.
This novel examines the burden and evils of two opposing political systems. Burden: each political system has to protect itself from influence by the other. Evil: each political system uses it's power to eliminate the unwitting, or innocent to protect itself. Good people are murdered, but the nation lives on.
Two prominent twist change the landscape of the novel, and it's meaning. I love how Le Carré uses the a spy story to examine faulty humanity, and therefore, faulty political systems.
August 15, 2026
I think it may be better as an actual book. I listened to a performance of this book and it was hard to keep straight who was speaking and the quality wasn’t great. It was different than an audiobook but a live performance.
The book was just okay for me. It felt like a book my guys would like…very masculine. Not beautiful language or likeable characters.
The book was just okay for me. It felt like a book my guys would like…very masculine. Not beautiful language or likeable characters.
July 21, 2020
Great set of books
Loved this first glance into the world of George Smiley. Difficult to put down and great plotlines in each book.
Loved this first glance into the world of George Smiley. Difficult to put down and great plotlines in each book.
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