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 ...
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- Full title :Call for the dead / by John LeCarre.
Summary
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 ...
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- Publication Date:©2002, ©1961.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pocket Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2002, ©1961.
Notes
"First Pocket Books trade paperback printing February 2002"--Title page verso.
Originally published: Great Britain : Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1961.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 144 pages : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0743431677, 9780743431675
- oclc:ocn566746121
- Dewey Decimal:823/.9/14
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