I’ve loved nothing more than the Karla trilogy, have tried to find the same love in other JLC novels and tried Len Deighton Game Set and Match, but would love to find something where the protagonist has the unassuming brilliance of Smiley.
"Dieter was dead, and he had killed him. The broken fingers of his right hand, the stiffness of his body and the sickening headache, the nausea of guilt, all testified to this. And Dieter had let him do it, had not fired the gun, had remembered their friendship when Smiley had not. They had fought in a cloud, in the rising stream of the river, in a clearing in a timeless forest: they had met, two friends rejoined, and fought like beasts. Dieter had remembered and Smily had not. They had come from different hemispheres of the night, from different worlds of thought and conduct. Dieter, mercurial, absolute, had fought to build a civilization. Smily, rationalistic, protective, had fought to prevent him. "Oh God," said Smiley aloud, "who was then the gentleman...?"
Laboriously he got out of bed and began to dress. He felt better standing up."
Hello! I have been searching for Frank Muller's recordings of John Le Carre's George Smiley series. Does anyone know where I can find it?
As the title suggests- just finished the smiley books and loved them-doesn’t have to be John le Carre recommendations but looking for something similar in tone and pace.
Any suggestions/ help massively appreciated
I don’t have much tolerance for lead characters who are clearly just the wish fulfilment of the author (eg Dresden Files). I’m currently very much enjoying the John Le Carre novels and in particular George Smiley’s middle aged, clever but in a subtle way, un-romanticised and quite average protagonist. Can anyone please help with similar recommendations in any genre? Thank you!!
inb4 Kramer has already been a streamer.
