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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A Small Town in Germany, first published in 1968, is the fifth novel by John le Carré.Set in and around the British Embassy in Bonn, capital of West Germany, the story centres on the disappearance of Leo Harting, Second Secretary at the Embassy. Technically, Leo's only temporary staff, but he's had his temporary contract renewed annually for twenty years. And yet Leo's never been vetted or approved by London. Now, however, he's vanished - and so have forty-three of the embassy's confidential files.Alan Turner is sent to Bonn by the Security Department to untangle the mystery, track down Harting and retrieve the files. But there are riots in the streets, with a new right-wing populist seeking power, and delicate diplomatic negotiations underway about the EEC and Britain's place in Europe. Turner quickly discovers that the Embassy is far more interested in sweeping Harting's activities under the carpet than in actually finding the missing man.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Unlike le Carré's previous novels, A Small Town in Germany doesn't directly feature the Circus, George Smiley or any of the characters from previous books. There is one passing reference to a familiar name, but other than that there's nothing to connect the story to the other novels. | |
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Book Burning: Near the start of the novel, there are reports of the Movement storming the British Library in Hanover and forcing the librarian to throw her books on the fire. At the end of the story, Turner witnesses another round of book burning at a Movement rally. | |
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Chekhov's Gunman: Fräulein Eich is mentioned as a librarian at the British Library in Hanover, who dies of her injuries after being assaulted by a mob of Karfeld's far-right supporters. Initially, this just seems to be a way to illustrate the political tension and anger on the streets as the Movement grows in power. Then, near the end of the book, it's revealed that she was actually Leo Harting's old lover Margaret Aichmann, who had since changed her name, and was killed after helping Leo try to assassinate Karfeld. | |
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