Smiley Versus Karla

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Smiley Versus Karla

Smiley Versus Karla (1982), by <a href="/en/John_le_Carré" title="John le Carré" class="wl">John le Carré</a>, originally published as The Quest for Karla, is an omnibus edition of three novels concerning <a href="/en/George_Smiley" title="George Smiley" class="wl">George Smiley</a>'s fight against <a href="/en/Karla_(fictional_character)" title="Karla (fictional character)" class="mw-redirect wl">Karla</a>, his counterpart in <a href="/en/Moscow_Centre" title="Moscow Centre" class="mw-redirect wl">Moscow Centre</a> (the Soviet <a href="/en/KGB" title="KGB" class="wl">KGB</a>). The "Karla Trilogy" includes:

<ul><li><a href="/en/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy" title="Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" class="wl">Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy</a> – (1974)</li>
<li><a href="/en/The_Honourable_Schoolboy" title="The Honourable Schoolboy" class="wl">The Honourable Schoolboy</a> – (1977)</li>
<li><a href="/en/Smiley's_People" title="Smiley's People" class="wl">Smiley's People</a> – (1979)</li></ul>



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Smiley Versus Karla , by John le Carré, originally published as The Quest for Karla,  is an omnibus edition of three novels concerning George Smiley's fight against Karla, his counterpart in Moscow Centre . The "Karla Trilogy" includes: 