A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carré presents a realistic, explosive and fast-paced spy story through realism, point of view and tone. Le Carré's life experiences working at the British Embassy in Bonn are familiarized in the context of the story. “This could perhaps give us the idea that this is the way in which Le Carré manages to give us an exceptional insight into what life was really like as a diplomat, or a staffer, or a citizen of Bonn, and how political life and society were not at its best potential” (LeCarre 13). Like a classic Cold War spy novel, A Small Town in Germany perfectly illustrates the ability to connect personal lives with the political aspects of life, and when the two collide it creates great chaos until the end of the story. “In Bonn even the flies are official” (Le Carre 238). This means that Bonn is a center of political corruption and has power that can be put in the hands of anyone. . By its title, and the embassy is a small part of one country on the soil of another country. The small group of diplomats and staff who occupy the outpost are well prepared to engage in protection from external threats or problems, especially in an embassy in a country where the political economic situation is difficult. In this case, it is the Cold War of Europe and of a Germany divided in two. A small German city, Bonn, was named the official capital of Germany, while the city of Berlin was barricaded by the Iron Curtain. Bonn was also known as Bundedorf meaning "Federal Village" (Le Carre, 68), due to its slow social and economic environment, Bonn had become home to numerous West German allies and friends. Bonn now hosted many diplomats, where they could produce important business, while still being able to focus...... in the center of the paper......: 'There,' he said. “Do you see it?” We dissolved that company in 1947. Look at it now!” Other times it would end in a dream and then you would lose it altogether; he was alone. I think it bothered him to "know" so much. It was strange. I think he almost felt guilty at times. He talked a lot about his memory. “You're making me destroy my childhood,” he says once – we were breaking down some files for the car – “you're making me an old man.” I said, "If that's what I'm doing, you're the luckiest man in the world." We had a good laugh" (LeCarre 162) "I assure you that the issues and themes of this novel are extremely timely now that Germany is realigning from post-occupation Bonn to post-Wall Berlin. it will never be the same again. Memory coincides with history: past, present and future. (Weiss, 2)