About the book: year / Major of the British Intelligence Service "Intelligence Service" George Smiley is a fictional character created by the recognized master of the "spy novel", a classic of intellectual detective John Le Carre. In his works, John Le Carré dispenses with superheroes and the romantic overtones of the secret agent profession. He depicts the tense everyday world of the work of special services, a powerful confrontation between intelligence services without shootouts and protracted chases. The writer argued that the spirit of each nation is reflected in the nature of its intelligence activities. Contents:1. John Le Carré: Calling a Dead Man (Dead Man Calling) 2. John Le Carré: Murder Like a Gentleman (Translation: O. Soroka)3. John Le Carré: The Spy Who Came Back from the Cold (Translation: V. Toporov)4. John Le Carré: Through the Looking Glass War 5. John Le Carré: Tailor Tailor Spy (Translation: V. Prakht)6. John Le Kappe: Honorable Scholar (Translation: E. Tokareva, E. Kudryavtseva)7. John Le Carré: Team Smiley (Translation: T. Kudryavtseva)8. John Le Carré: The Secret Pilgrim (Translation: Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya, Felix Rosenthal)9. John Le Carré: A Legacy of Spies (Translation: Sergey Task)