In this file photo taken Oct. 14, 2018, British author John le Carre (David Cornwell) poses upon arrival for the world premiere of the film "The Little Drummer Girl" during the BFI London Film Festival in London. Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS /AFP via Getty Images / Files
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LONDON — “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” author John le Carre, who cast flawed spies on to the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry, has died aged 89.
David Cornwell, known to the world as John le Carre, died after a short illness in Cornwall, southwestern England, on Saturday evening.