The man who was George Smiley
Subtitle: the life of John Bingham
By: Michael Jago
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781785902970
Subjects: Spies; Biography; English Authors
Description: The true story of the man who inspired John le Carre's most famous character, and an amazing life story of an author and spy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancestry, 1100-1908, and early life, 1908-27; title: Political awakening, 1927-9; title: Journalism and marriage, 1929-39; title: Fighting fascism: MI5, 1940-45; title: Allied Control Council, 1946-8; title: Journalist, 1948-50; title: Return to MI5 and debut as a novelist, 1950-58; title: The genesis of George Smiley, 1958-66; title: MI5 agent runner and novelist, 1960-69; title: Disappontments, 1969-79; title: Smiley triumphant, 1974-82; title: Retirement, 1979-88; title: The Seventh Lord Clanmorris, 1908-88.