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| Author | John le Carré |
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| Language | English |
| Series | George Smiley/The Quest for Karla |
| Genre | Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 533 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 1-135-43056-X (first edition, hardback) |
| LC Class | PR6062.E33 L43 1977 |
| 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.