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| Author | John le Carré |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Stephen Cornwell |
| Language | English |
| Series | George Smiley/The Quest for Karla |
| Genre | Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) |
Publication date | November 1979 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 384 (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-340-24704-5 (UK hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 6102346 |
| Preceded by | The Honourable Schoolboy |
| Followed by | The Little Drummer Girl |
Smiley's People is a spy novel by 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.[1] 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.
- ^ "John le Carré: the real George Smiley revealed". The Telegraph. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2021.