LE CARRE, John.

Call For The Dead.

"However closely we live together, at whatever time of day or night we sound the deepest thoughts in one another, we know nothing": Sixtieth Anniversary Edition of the John Le Carre’s First Book Call For the Dead

London: Penguin Classics, 2021.

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Sixtieth anniversary edition of the author's first book, with a new introduction by the author, reflecting on his creation of the iconic recurring character, George Smiley. Octavo, original blue boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Matt Taylor. Author photograph by Ralph Crane. A sharp example.

Call for The Dead introduces George Smiley, probably the greatest figure in all of spy fiction. The New York Times praised the novel as "[a] subtle and acute story of counter-espionage marked by restraint, indirection, and intelligence." The book was adapted into a film entitled The Deadly Affair directed by Sidney Lumet starring James Mason as Smiley. The film received five BAFTA Awards nominations, including Best British Film and Best British Actor.