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David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré (/ l ə ˈ k ær eɪ / lə-KARR-ay), [1] was a British author, [2] best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television.
John le Carré. Writer: The Constant Gardener. John le Carré was born in Poole, Dorset in England on 19 October, 1931. He went to Sherborne School and, later, studied German literature for one year at University of Bern.
Nov 4, 2022 · A John le Carré Reader The novelist transformed moral ambiguity and the lives of Cold War spies into high art. If you’ve never read any of his thrillers, here are seven...
Jul 13, 2023 · Le Carré’s donnish, bespectacled hero arrives in his first novel, “Call for the Dead” (1961). Brilliant and dowdy, savvy but cuckolded, Smiley is le Carré’s mordant answer to James Bond.
Dec 13, 2020 · LONDON — John le Carré, whose exquisitely nuanced, intricately plotted Cold War thrillers elevated the spy novel to high art by presenting both Western and Soviet spies as morally compromised...
Aug 2, 2024 · John le Carré (born October 19, 1931, Poole, Dorset, England—died December 12, 2020, Truro, Cornwall, England) was an English writer of suspenseful, realistic spy novels based on a wide knowledge of international espionage.
Jun 15, 2021 · Spy author John Le Carré died days after a fall in the bathroom at his home in Cornwall, an inquest heard. The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold ...
Dec 14, 2020 · John le Carre, the author whose spy novels were praised for transcending genre fiction and simply being great literature, died Saturday of pneumonia. He was 89.
Dec 13, 2020 · Best-selling British espionage writer David Cornwell – known to the world as John le Carré – died Saturday at 89, according to his literary agent.
Dec 14, 2020 · British espionage writer John le Carré has died aged 89, following a short illness, his literary agent has said. The author of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,...
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