A Perfect Spy
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A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Perfect Spy canonical | 1 |
| A Perfect Spy (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2217277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Perfect Spy Context triple: [John le Carré, notableWork, A Perfect Spy]
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A.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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B.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré, renowned for its bleak realism and complex portrayal of intelligence work.
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C.
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a 1993 espionage novel by John le Carré that follows a former British soldier turned hotel night manager who becomes embroiled in an undercover operation to bring down an international arms dealer.
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D.
Smiley’s People (novel)
Smiley’s People is a Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that concludes the Karla Trilogy, following spymaster George Smiley as he investigates the death of a former agent and confronts his Soviet nemesis.
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E.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Perfect Spy Target entity description: A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.
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A.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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B.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1963 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré, renowned for its bleak realism and complex portrayal of intelligence work.
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C.
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a 1993 espionage novel by John le Carré that follows a former British soldier turned hotel night manager who becomes embroiled in an undercover operation to bring down an international arms dealer.
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D.
Smiley’s People (novel)
Smiley’s People is a Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that concludes the Karla Trilogy, following spymaster George Smiley as he investigates the death of a former agent and confronts his Soviet nemesis.
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E.
The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl is a television miniseries adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, featuring Florence Pugh as a young actress drawn into an intricate Israeli intelligence operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
espionage novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
A Perfect Spy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A Perfect Spy (TV series)
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| author | John le Carré ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist |
Hodder & Stoughton
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surface form:
Hodder & Stoughton design department
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedByAuthorAs | his most autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780340397013 ⓘ |
| hasPart | flashback sequences ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British intelligence
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surface form:
British intelligence services
Cold War espionage ⓘ construction of personal identity ⓘ double agents ⓘ personal and political betrayal ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
John le Carré's experiences in British intelligence
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John le Carré's relationship with his father ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Brotherhood
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Magnus Pym ⓘ Rick Pym ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
autobiographical elements
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detailed psychological portrait of a spy ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 600 ⓘ |
| partOf |
John le Carré
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surface form:
John le Carré bibliography
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| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ |
| setIn |
Czechoslovakia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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espionage and double lives ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Perfect Spy Description of subject: A Perfect Spy is a 1986 espionage novel by John le Carré that explores identity, betrayal, and loyalty through the life of a deeply conflicted British intelligence officer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Perfect Spy (TV series)