The Honourable Schoolboy
First edition | |
| Author | John le Carré |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Quest for Karla |
| Genre | Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 533 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 1-135-43056-X (first edition, hardback) |
| LC Class | PR6062.E33 L43 1977 |
| Preceded by | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| Followed by | Smiley's People |
The Honourable Schoolboy is a 1977 spy novel by British Author John le Carré. It follows the spymaster George Smiley and his agents as they attempt to carry out a successful offensive espionage operation in Southeast Asia while rebuilding the Circus following the events of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
In 1977, the novel won the Gold Dagger award for the best crime novel of the year and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. The Honourable Schoolboy was followed by Smiley's People, which together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, make up the "Karla Trilogy". All three novels were later published as an omnibus edition titled Smiley Versus Karla or The Quest for Karla in 1982.