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The Honourable Schoolboy

by John le Carré

The Honourable Schoolboy is a 1977 spy novel by the English author John le Carré. It follows the spymaster George Smiley and his agents as they attempt to carry out a successful offensive espionage operation in Southeast Asia while rebuilding the Circus following the events of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The Honourable Schoolboy was followed by Smiley's People, which together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, make up the "Karla Trilogy". All three novels were later published as an omnibus edition titled Smiley Versus Karla or The Quest for Karla in 1982.

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