The Honourable Schoolboy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John le Carre
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Spy
- Time of Work: The early and mid-1970’s
- Setting: Hong Kong and Cambodia
- Genres: Long fiction, Suspense, Spy fiction
- Subjects: 1970’s, Self-discovery, Politics, Asia or Asians, England or English people, Mysteries, Adventure, Espionage or spies, Indochina, Soviet Union or Soviets, Intelligence service, Honor
- Locales: Hong Kong, Cambodia
Characters Discussed
George Smiley, a veteran of the British intelligence services who is assigned to rebuilding spy networks after the exposure of Bill Haydon, a “mole” working for the Russians. Haydon has compromised British agents all over the world, and Smiley’s job is to unravel Haydon’s treachery and rebuild the confidence not only of his government but also of the Americans—or, as the British call them, “the cousins”—who are reluctant to share information with the unreliable Brits and who are prone to taking over areas of the world where British...
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