He was awarded both the Helmerich Award and the Goethe Medal, and, in 2008, The Times ranked Le Carré 22nd on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945. This successful production is but one of Le Carres numerous accolades in espionage fiction. In 2011, the novel was adapted into a successful film, starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, and it received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor. Mass Paperback Edition, Mass Market Paperback, 369 pages. Le Carres inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and ∖0s (Anthony, 2009), and the novels popularity can be seen in relation to those shocking events. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Mass Market Paperback) Published July 1975 by Bantam Books. "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "he premier spy novelist of his time. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed by the author using his pseudonym and real name. Signed by author on the title page, “John le Carre aka David Cornwell.” Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. First British edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider to be his finest.
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