The Honourable Schoolboy
First edition
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| Author | John le Carré |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | George Smiley/The Quest for Karla |
| Genre | Spy novel |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
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Publication date
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1977 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| Followed by | Smiley's People |
The Honourable Schoolboy (1977) is a spy novel by John le Carré. George Smiley must reconstruct an intelligence service in order to run a successful offensive espionage operation to save the service from being dismantled by the government.
In 1977, the book won the Gold Dagger award for the best crime novel of the year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The Honourable Schoolboy is the second novel in the omnibus titled either Smiley Versus Karla or The Quest for Karla.
These are the fifth, sixth, and seventh le Carré spy novels featuring George Smiley. Peter Guillam first appeared in le Carré's first book, Call for the Dead (1961).
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was followed by The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People in 1979. The three novels were later published as an omnibus edition titled Smiley Versus Karla in 1982.
In 1974 George Smiley, the newly appointed chief of the secret intelligence service referred to as "The Circus", continues to investigate his own spy service in the aftermath of his exposing Bill Haydon as being the mole known as "Gerald". Attempting to follow the trail of Karla, the Moscow Centre spymaster and to protect his politically-weakened spy service, Smiley launches an offensive against the Soviets. He and analysts Connie Sachs and Doc di Salis look into investigations unreasonably suppressed by the outed mole. They discover that Sam Collins's investigation of a money laundering operation in Laos could point to involvement by Karla.
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