The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

作者 John le Carré著
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 2010年7月
ISBN 9780141194523
定价 106.70

内容简介

AlexLeamasistired.It'sthe1960s,he'sbeenoutinthecoldforyears,spyinginBerlinforhisBritishmasters,andhasseentoomanygoodagentsmurderedfortheirtroubles.NowControlwantstobringhiminatlast-butonlyafteronefinalassignment.HemusttraveldeepintotheheartofCommunistGermanyandbetrayhiscountry,ajobthathewilldowithhisusualcynicalprofessionalism.ButwhenGeorgeSmileytriestohelpayoungwomanLeamashasbefriended,Leamas'missionmayprovetobetheworstthinghecouldeverhavedone.InleCarre'sbreakthroughworkof1963,thespystoryisrebornasagrittyandterribletaleofmenwhoarecaughtupinpoliticsbeyondtheirimagining.ThistitleispresentedwithanewintroductionbyWilliamBoydandanafterwordbyLeCarrehimself.

作者简介

JohnleCarrewaseducatedattheUniversityofBerne(wherehestudiedGermanliteratureforayear)andatLincolnCollege,Oxford,wherehegraduatedwithafirst-classhonoursdegreeinmodernlanguages.From1959to1964hewasamemberoftheBritishForeignService,servingfirstasSecondSecretaryintheBritishEmbassyinBonnandsubsequentlyasPoliticalConsulinHamburg.Hestartedwritingnovelsin1961,andsincethenhaspublishedtwenty-onetitles.