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John le Carré (1931-2020): The former agent who leaves us a literary legacy of spies

John le Carré (1931-2020): The former agent who leaves us a literary legacy of spies The legendary creator of Smiley died on Saturday at the age of 89. John Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwall, in January 2020. | TT News Agency / Reuters He was 89, so a corner of the treasonous heart expected it would happen some day soon. But one had hoped that this extraordinary, vile and tragic year would not claim John le Carré too. In the Circus of his fans – and they are more numerous than you can imagine – I would be a mere lamplighter with occasional pretense to being a scalphunter. Therefore I shall not speculate about why he was denied the usual accoutrements of literary greatness. A Booker, if not the Big One. These are discussions I shall leave to the Lacons. But this loss is grievous, and we shall speak of the man and the world he created. Just that, for now.

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How John Le Carré changed television and paved the way for box-set culture

How John Le Carré changed television and paved the way for box-set culture Mark Lawson Curiously, though, the first of these landmarks in upmarket screen drama owed its existence to the second. In the 1970s, the BBC, during one of its periodic crises over justifying the licence fee to politicians and the media, craved a starry, classy, filmed book, and had been negotiating the rights to Waugh’s story of a Catholic aristocratic family. When, unexpectedly, the estate sold the book to Granada Television, Jonathan Powell, running BBC Drama, was asked to quickly find a replacement brainy treat. He settled on the 1974 first volume of Le Carré’s trilogy (later umbrella-titled The Quest for Karla) about the search by George Smiley, a Sherlock Holmes of the spook world, for Russian double-agents in the British secret service.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy novelist John le Carre dies aged 89

December 14, 2020 published at 12:47 AMReuters British author John Le Carre (C) poses for photographers with British actor Gary Oldman (L) and Swedish director Tomas Alfredson at the UK premiere of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in London, Sept 13, 2011. Reuters 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. His agent said in a statement here that David Cornwell, known to the world as John le Carre, died after a short illness in Cornwall, southwestern England, on Saturday (Dec 12) evening. “His like will never be seen again, and his loss will be felt by every book lover, everyone interested in the human condition,” said Jonny Geller, CEO of The Curtis Brown Group.

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Author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , John le Carre dies at 89 - books

Author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , John le Carre dies at 89 - books
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RTHK: Author John Le Carre dies aged 89

RTHK: Author John Le Carre dies aged 89
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