Original: 287 -- 336 , doi :10.2307 / 1451485 External links Jewish Encyclopedia Literary references John Le Carré , '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold '' : The protagonist of this short novel is Alec Leamas , '' Leamas '' being Samael spelled backwards .
Simplified: Literary references John Le Carré , '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold '' : The main character of this short novel is Alec Leamas , ( '' Leamas '' is '' Samael '' spelled backwards ) .