The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- Published
- 1 January 1963
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-13
- 9780330201070
About this book
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) is John le Carré's bleak, career-defining breakthrough, still regarded as one of the greatest spy novels ever written. At 240 pages, it's the classic starting point for new readers and works as a self-contained introduction to his morally compromised version of the spy novel.
Key facts about The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a book by John le Carré. Readers have had it since 1963. It runs to 240 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780330201070 to find the main one.
John le Carré has 28 books in our catalogue. 3 of them belong to a series, while 25 stand alone. Other books by John le Carré on file include Silverview (2021), Agent Running in the Field (2019), A Legacy of Spies (2017) and A Delicate Truth (2013).
Before this one, A Murder of Quality came out in 1962. After it came The Looking Glass War in 1965. Since then, our list has added 25 more books by John le Carré.
John le Carré has 1 series on file, Smiley versus Karla. 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.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780330201070