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  1. David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( / ləˈkæreɪ / lə-KARR-ay ), [1] was a British and Irish author, [2] best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", [3] he is ...

  2. May 29, 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. Educated abroad and at the University of Oxford, le Carré taught French and Latin at Eton College from 1956 to 1958.

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  3. John Le Carre Biography: David J.M. Cornwell (also know as John le Carre, his artistic pseudonym) was born on the 19th of October 1931, in Poole, a coastal town in the county of Dorset, in England. John le Carre has revolutionized the spy fiction genre, creating his own niche and his own legion of followers and imitators.

  4. Dec 13, 2020 · John le Carré (David Cornwell) in 2017. He “will be remembered as perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain,” the novelist Ian McEwan said.

  5. Nov 4, 2022 · John le Carré, who died over the weekend at age 89, left behind a remarkable literary legacy.He wrote 25 novels over nearly six decades, zeroing in on the machinations of the espionage community ...

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  6. Dec 14, 2020 · Le Carré, who died Dec. 12, worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career and later drew on that experience in thrillers like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2017.

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  8. Dec 13, 2020 · PA Media. 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 ...

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