Smiley´s first name is George .
Tinker , Tailor , Soldier , Spy , The Honourable Schoolboy , and Smiley 's People ( The Karla trilogy ) brought Smiley back as the central figure in a sprawling espionage saga depicting his efforts first to root out a mole in the Circus and then entrap his Soviet rival and counterpart , code named Karla .
John le Carré