[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/lit/ - Literature

View post   
File: 2.48 MB, 3024x4032, 1609885711355.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
18641895 No.18641895 [Reply] [Original]

Is there a better spy novel than Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?

>> No.18641899

>>18641895
James Bond and it's knock off, Jason Bourne.

>> No.18641917

>>18641899
The looking glass war (1965) especially how the new handler acts.

This is the only book that (as a historian) replicates the archival structure of Department Handler Agent relations I've seen in files. Basically every relationship is a burn relationship.

>> No.18642058

>>18641917
John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim. THE LOOKING GLASS WAR Once upon a time the distinction had been clear: the Circus handled all things political while the Department dealt with matters military. But over the years, power shifted and the Circus elbowed the Department out. Now, suddenly, the Department has a job on its hands. Evidence suggests Soviet missiles are being positioned close to the German border. Vital film is missing and a courier is dead. Lacking active agents, but possessed of an outdated mandate to proceed, the Department has to find an old hand to prove its mettle. Fred Leiser, German-speaking Pole turned Englishman -- once a qualified radio operator, now involved in the motor trade -- must be called back to the colors and sent East....

>> No.18642588

>>18641899
bourne films are definitely more kino though

>> No.18642773

>>18641895
In which order should I read le Carré's books? This thread peaked my curiosity.

>> No.18642802
File: 46 KB, 275x469, book.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
18642802

>>18641895

>> No.18644336

>>18641895
Nope. But A Perfect Spy is a close second.

>> No.18645887

>>18641895
Alex Rider - Skeleton Key

>> No.18645895

>>18641895
No.

The actor who plays Connie Sachs in Tinker Tailor and Smiley's People is absolutely brilliant, and the Connie scenes in those two films are brilliant.

>>18642773
>In which order should I read le Carré's books?
Would suggest: Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor, Smiley's People.

The Honourable Schoolboy is quite good, but not as good as the above (it is reckoned the second book of the Smiley/Karla trilogy, but there is relatively little of Smiley in the book).

Legacy of Spies is a fine sequel to Spy/Cold, albeit not as good as the earlier novel. At the end, there is a brief, delightful appearance by a Very Special Guest Star.

If you like the character of Smiley, The Secret Pilgrim is worth a read.