The Honourable Schoolboy
- Published
- 1 January 1977
- Pages
- 576
- ISBN-13
- 9780553274370
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Honourable Schoolboy followed in 1977 as the trilogy's longest volume at 576 pages, following the mole's fallout into Southeast Asia as Smiley tries to rebuild British intelligence's shattered network.
Key facts about The Honourable Schoolboy
John le Carré wrote The Honourable Schoolboy, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1977. The book has 576 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780553274370 to find the main one.
The Honourable Schoolboy is book 2 of 3 in the Smiley versus Karla series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).
That series sits on our espionage thriller shelf. Meanwhile, Karla's Choice is the latest published John le Carré book on file, from 24 October 2024.
About John le Carré
John le Carré was the pen name of David Cornwell, an English author and former British intelligence officer (MI5, then MI6) who redefined the spy novel as morally compromised, bureaucratic, and true to life rather than glamorous. See every John le Carré book in order.
Its place in Smiley versus Karla
The Honourable Schoolboy is book 2 in the Smiley versus Karla series. It follows Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It is followed by Smiley's People. See the full Smiley versus Karla reading order.
The Karla Trilogy is John le Carré's masterwork: three novels tracing a decade-long, deeply personal chess match between George Smiley -- the rumpled, brilliant, endlessly patient former head of British intelligence -- and Karla, his unseen Soviet counterpart and opposite number. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy opens with Smiley pulled out of forced retirement to hunt a Soviet mole buried at the top of the Circus (le Carré's fictional MI6), in a novel built almost entirely from interviews, memory, and deduction rather…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780553274370