Smiley's People
Subtitle: #1 - ''The Ultimate Espionage Novel''
By: John Le Carré.
Edition: First Bantam Ed. Dec '80
Series: John Smiley series [$3.50]
Publisher: USA & Canada
Published: December 1980
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780553141405
Copyright date: 1979 by Authors Workshop A.G./ 1980 Bantam Books, Inc. (Cvr Art)
Description: After George Smiley has uncovered the traitor, or "mole", inside the Circus, Britain's top secret service, he is asked to take over as head of the wounded agency. His goal is to restore the integrity and capabilities of the organization, and nullify or destroy Karla, the Soviet spymaster who very nearly "turned the Circus inside out."  He brings back the expert staff that had been discarded by the traitor, and begins restoring the Circus to its former glory.
Notes: Grateful acknowledgment is made to Random House, Inc., and Faber and Faber Ltd. for permission to reprint a verse by W.H. Auden.