John le Carré
 John le Carré      (author, spook) | |
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| Born | David John Moore Cornwell 1931-10-19 Poole, Dorset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Children | 4 sons |
| Spouse | Alison Sharp |
David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931), better known by the pen name John le Carré,[1] is a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
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His third novel, "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1963), became an international best-seller and remains one of his best-known works. Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full-time author, writing a trilogy: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"; "The Honourable Schoolboy", and "Smiley’s People".
Le Carré's novels include "The Little Drummer Girl", "A Perfect Spy", "The Russia House", "Our Game", "The Tailor of Panama", and "Single & Single". Several of his books have been adapted for film and television, including "The Constant Gardener", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Night Manager".
Awards
In 2011, John le Carré was awarded the Goethe Medal.
At a ceremony in Stockholm on 30 January 2020, Le Carré was awarded the 2019 Olof Palme Prize, consisting of a diploma and 100,000 US dollars. The 88-year-old author said he would donate the winnings to the international humanitarian NGO Médecins Sans Frontières.[2]
"Bamboozled into Brexit"
| In conversation with John le Carré |
John le Carré is 88 now, and 25 novels, 10 films and 6 TV adaptations later, he has new villains: The people trying to take Britain out of the European Union.
The author talks with Mark Phillips about his latest novel of intrigue, "Agent Running in the Field," which examines how the British public is being "bamboozled by people with private interests" in the push for Brexit.[3]
The Skripal Affair
As if to confirm the old adage that 'old spies never retire' and in spite of the justified praise of much of his literary output as an accurate portrayal the post-war British-USSR spy wars, Le Carre has endorsed Mark Urban's book "The Skripal Files" as “A scrupulous piece of reporting, necessary, timely and very sobering.” [4].
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:The Russians are here | article | 8 September 2010 | Andy Walker | From an interview broadcast on BBC Radio 4 about John Le Carré 's latest book of "Our Kind of Traitor". Le Carré (aka David Cornwell) also airs his views about the nature of the SIS's 20 years after the end of the cold war. |
