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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

novel by le Carré

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discussed in biography

In John le Carré
…came with his third novel, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1963), which centred on Alec Leamas, an aging British intelligence agent ordered to discredit an East German official. Unlike the usual glamorous spies of fiction, Leamas is a lonely and alienated man, without a respectable career or…
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film adaptation

In Martin Ritt: Films of the 1960s
…a popular John le Carré novel with Richard Burton in what is widely regarded as one of the best performances of his career as the burned-out intelligence agent whose last assignment proves fatal.
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In The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
…of John le Carré’s 1963 best seller, featuring Richard Burton in one of his finest performances.
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spy novels

In novel: Detective, mystery, thriller
…international espionage; his works include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) and Smiley’s People (1980).
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