The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War spy novel by the British author John le Carré. Alec Leamas is a British agent. He is sent to East Germany as a part of trick to spread lies and confusion about a powerful East German spy. In 1965 Martin Ritt directed the movie of the novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, with Richard Burton as Leamas.

Characters
 Alec Leamas: A British field agent in charge of spying in East Germany.
 Hans-Dieter Mundt: Leader of the East German Secret Service, the Abteilung.
 Fiedler: East German spy, and Mundt's deputy. 
 Liz Gold: English librarian and member of the Communist Party.
 Control: Head of The Circus
 George Smiley: British spy
 Peter Guillam: British spy.
 Karl Riemeck: East German bureaucrat and British spy

Awards and nominations

 1963 Gold Dagger award from the Crime Writers' Association for "Best Crime Novel"
 1965 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for "Best Mystery Novel"
 1966 Edgar Award, "Best Motion Picture Screenplay", Screenwriters Paul Dehn and Guy Trosper changed the story of the book into the 1965 screenplay.
 2005 "Dagger of Daggers" a one-time award given to the Golden Dagger winner on the fiftieth anniversary of the Dagger Awards,   for the best of the fifty winners

Other websites
 Le Carré describes how he came to write the book (in an article published in The Guardian newspaper (April 2013) on the novel's 50th anniversary): "After a decade in the intelligence service, John le Carré's political disgust and personal confusion 'exploded' in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold."
  Retrieved Saturday, 29 October 2016

Category:British novels
Category:1963 books