Nick Harkaway is the pen name of Nicholas Cornwell, the son of David Cornwell who wrote the original Smiley novels under the John le Carré pen name. While the cover identifies Harkaway as the author it also describes the book as "a John le Carré novel".
Development
In 2023, Penguin Random House announced [1] that their imprint, Viking Press, would be publishing a novel (at the time untitled) written by Cornwell's son and set in the world of George Smiley.[2][3] Both Harkaway and le Carré were to be credited on the cover of the new work.[4]
Harkaway said in newspaper interviews that his father had wanted his legacy to be continued, and that he had undertaken the novel on that basis despite initial misgivings.[5][6][7]
Léo - Ferencz Róka's son by Iren, a Hungarian poet.[9]
Szusanna Gero - assistant to László Bánáti, recruited as an agent by Smiley.[9][8]
Reception
The Guardian reviewer, Steven Poole says the novel "...expertly evokes the atmosphere of the originals."[10] In a five star review in The Telegraph, Jake Kerridge says "Harkaway’s new recreation of the Smiley milieu, is note-perfect."[8]
