Smiley's People

Smiley's People is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1979. Featuring British master-spy George Smiley, it is the third and final novel of the "Karla Trilogy", following Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy. George Smiley is called out of retirement to investigate the death of one of his old agents: a former Soviet general, the head of an Estonian émigré organisation based in London. Smiley learns the general had discovered information that will lead to a final confrontation with Smiley's nemesis, the Soviet spymaster Karla.

Smiley's People
First edition
AuthorJohn le Carré
Cover artistStephen Cornwell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGeorge Smiley/The Quest for Karla
GenreSpy fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
Random House (USA)
Publication date
November 1979
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages384 (hardback edition)
ISBN0-340-24704-5 (UK hardback edition) & ISBN 0-394-50843-2 (US hardback edition)
OCLC6102346
Preceded byThe Honourable Schoolboy 
Followed byThe Little Drummer Girl 
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