{"product_id":"karlas-choice-nick-harkaway","title":"Karla's Choice (Nick Harkaway)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Harkaway's \u003ci\u003eKarla's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, thrilling return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer, John le Carré.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall - unconfirmed and a little scandalous - that George Smiley might almost be happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come, and strike at the heart of his greatest enemy...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Harkaway\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGnomon, The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman, Titanium Noir \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKarla's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the son of John le Carré, and has a\u003cbr\u003eunique insight into his father's work. \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e writes of Harkaway that 'his great gift as a novelist is to merge the pace, wit and clarity of the best \"popular\" literature with the ambition, complexity and irony of the so-called \"literary novel\" - a rare combination which le Carré himself also achieved.' He lives in London with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1931. For six decades, he wrote novels that came to define our age. The son of a confidence trickster, he spent his childhood between boarding school and the London underworld. At sixteen he found refuge at the University of Bern, then later at Oxford. A spell of teaching at Eton led him to a short career in British Intelligence (MI5 \u0026amp; 6). He published his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, \u003ci\u003eTinker Tailor Soldier Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Honourable Schoolboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmiley's People\u003c\/i\u003e. At the end of the Cold War, le Carré widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Pigeon Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, \u003ci\u003eA Legacy of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2017. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel, \u003ci\u003eSilverview,\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65757436412253,"sku":"K097739839","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9773983900001A.jpg?v=1788197303","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/karlas-choice-nick-harkaway","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}