Call for the dead
"George smiley had liked Samuel Fennan, and now Fennan was dead from an apparent suicide. But why? Fennan, a Foreign Office man, had been under investigation for alleged Communist Party activities, but Smiley had made it clear that the investigation -- little more than a routine security check -- was over and that the file on Fennan could be closed. The very next day, Fennan was found dead with a note by his body saying his career was finished and he couldn't go on. Smiley was puzzled ..."--Bac…
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- Full title :Call for the dead / John Le Carré.
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"George smiley had liked Samuel Fennan, and now Fennan was dead from an apparent suicide. But why? Fennan, a Foreign Office man, had been under investigation for alleged Communist Party activities, but Smiley had made it clear that the investigation -- little more than a routine security check -- was over and that the file on Fennan could be closed. The very next day, Fennan was found dead with a note by his body saying his career was finished and he couldn't go on. Smiley was puzzled ..."--Back cover.
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- Publication Date:2009, ©1961.
- Edition:1st Scribner trade pbk. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Scribner
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009, ©1961.
Notes
Originally published: Great Britain : Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1961.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 144 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780743431675, 0743431677
- oclc:ocn774585865
- LC Classification:PR6062.E33
- Dewey Decimal:823/.914
Table of Contents
A brief history of George Smiley -- We never close -- Elsa Fennan -- Coffee at the fountain -- Maston and candlelight -- Tea and sympathy -- Mr. Scarr's story -- Reflections in a hospital ward -- Tidying up -- The virgin's story -- The unrespectable club -- Dream for sale -- The inefficiency of Samuel Fennan -- The Dresden group -- The last act -- Echoes in the fog -- Dear adviser -- Between two worlds.
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