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John le Carré obituary: George Smiley s creator elevated the spy novel to high art

Born: October 19th, 1931 Died: December 12th, 2020 John le CarrÃ©, whose exquisitely nuanced, intricately plotted cold-war thrillers elevated the spy novel to high art by presenting both western and Soviet spies as morally compromised cogs in a rotten system full of treachery, betrayal and personal tragedy, died on Saturday in Cornwall, England. He was 89. Before le CarrÃ© published his bestselling 1963 novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, which Graham Greene called âthe best spy story I have ever readâ, the fictional model for the modern British spy was Ian Flemingâs James Bond: suave, urbane, devoted to queen and country. With his impeccable talent for getting out of trouble while getting women into bed, Bond fed the myth of spying as a glamorous, exciting romp.

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The Secret Life: John le Carré

le Carré remains an enigma even to himself . In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974) George Smiley is recalled from retirement to investigate whether there is a double agent, or “mole”, operating at the highest level of the intelligence service, which John le Carré calls the Circus. Melancholy and introspective - le Carré writes of the aged spymaster’s spiritual exhaustion - Smiley is drawn back reluctantly into a crepuscular world of secrets and subterfuge, where even long-time friends and associates cannot be trusted. Smiley, le Carré writes, had that art, from miles and miles of secret life, of listening at the front of his mind; of letting the primary incidents unroll directly before him while another, quite separate faculty wrestled with their historical connection .

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The unrivaled John le Carré

The unrivaled John le Carré
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John le Carré s life in Bern: spy recruitment and elephant washing

John le CarrÃ©âs life in Bern: spy recruitment and elephant washing John le CarrÃ© in the Bellevue Palace in Bern in 2010 Keystone John le CarrÃ©, the British spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller, has died aged 89. The Swiss capital Bern not only played an important role in his education but was also the setting for several scenes in his books. This content was published on December 14, 2020 - 09:44 December 14, 2020 - 09:44 swissinfo.ch/Reuters/ts By exploring treachery at the heart of British intelligence in spy novels, le CarrÃ© challenged Western assumptions about the Cold War by defining for millions the moral ambiguities of the battle between the Soviet Union and the West.

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The Day - John le Carre, novelist who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89 - News from southeastern Connecticut

The Day - John le Carre, novelist who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89 - News from southeastern Connecticut
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