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The book received positive reviews from critics. The Guardian wrote that le Carré "remains a magician of plot and counter-plot, a master storyteller". [ 2 ] Writing for The New York Times , Walter Isaacson praised the book as "a delightful collection of charming and occasionally insightful tales". [ 3 ]
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.
In 2016, John le Carré published a memoir called “The Pigeon Tunnel,” which the late spy novelist — who died in late 2020 — claims had been the working title of nearly all his books at ...
Silverview is a novel by British writer John le Carré, published posthumously on 12 October 2021. [1] The book was completed for publication by his son Nick Cornwell.In the afterword, he noted that the process was "more like retouching a painting than completing a novel."
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 spy novel by the author and former spy John le Carré.It follows the endeavours of the taciturn, ageing spymaster George Smiley to uncover a Soviet mole in the British Secret Intelligence Service.
John le Carré was lauded Sunday as a writer’s writer whose productivity and singular storytelling style was praised by fans ranging from late night star Seth Meyers to fellow novelists Stephen ...
Smiley's People is a spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1979.Featuring British master-spy George Smiley, it is the third and final novel of the "Karla Trilogy", following Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy. [1]
[3] While praising the book, The Guardian ' s Christopher Tayler wrote: "By this stage of his career, Le Carré seems more interested in the telling than the tale, and in the actors more than in their actions. But his deft setting up of colourful characters, and slightly less deft meshing of psychology and plot requirements, doesn't always make ...