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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold John le Carré 1963 · Thriller A tenser, bleaker espionage novel, with more moral weight.
For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway 1940 · Classics A war novel built around a single mission, with a more literary and personal focus.