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OverviewWhile providing critical reflections on the work across generations of enthusiasts, this is the first book exclusively dedicated to John le Carré’s 1974 novel and its adaptations in radio, TV, and film. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy stands among the most reproduced espionage tales of all time, with adaptations in television, radio, and film. Histories, Adaptations, and Legacies of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a collection of essays by international experts who each provides an account of the story’s currency across generations of audiences and scholars. Fans of the late John le Carré and the espionage genre will find here a comprehensive guidebook to the novel and its adaptations. Scholars, students, and amateur investigators alike will discover important historical, thematic, and theoretical ideas to explore and interrogate. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a complex tale of the espionage trade and its crew of motley eccentrics. This collection decodes its puzzles, riddles, and enigmas regarding secrecy, betrayal, ethics, and survival in the context of the United Kingdom’s place in the post-Second World War global order. A comprehensive guide for amateurs and an in-depth study of the novel’s histories, legacies, and approaches for students and scholars. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Randal Rogers (University of Regina, Canada)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781032171616ISBN 10: 1032171618 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 09 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents1. Tracing le Carré: his work on the road Toby Miller 2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the le Carré film cycle, and the espionage thriller Tom Ryall 3. The days before empire became a dirty word: decline, nostalgia and betrayal in John le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Jost Hindersmann 4. Ethical dilemmas in John le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and its adaptations Lars Ole Sauerberg 5. Gramophone, telephone, radio, spy: mediation and espionage Brian Baker 6. Searching for a lost home in the labyrinth: set design in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Jane Barnwell 7. Meeting the real George Smiley?: John le Carré and Alec Guinness at the bbc (1978-82) Joseph Oldham 8. ‘Essentially, another man’s woman’: information and gender in the novel and adaptations of John le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Geraint D’Arcy 9. Le Carré’s queer nostalgia Randal Rogers 10. Interrogation in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tod HoffmanReviewsAuthor InformationRandal A. Rogers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender, Religion, and Critical Studies at the University of Regina. He is a SSHRC-funded scholar who is currently writing a book about queer subjects in the espionage genre of film and television. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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