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John le Carré Remembered as Superb Writer With Style and Substance

John le Carré Remembered as Superb Writer With Style and Substance
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10 ways of reading John le Carré, from George Smiley onward

How to Start Reading John le Carré If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. John le Carré, the acknowledged sage of espionage fiction, had the literary equivalent of perfect pitch. Not only was he adept at mimicry, especially of the English upper class; he knew why and how to use it to decimate hypocrisy. Le Carré died Dec. 12, and it’s safe to say the world will never see his like again, because his powers arose from unique, irreplaceable circumstances. Born David Cornwell in 1931, he was the son of the kind of hypocritical con man Le Carré grew up to loathe. Ronnie Cornwell became the model for Magnus Pym’s father, Rick Pym, in “A Perfect Spy.”

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10 ways of getting to know John le Carré

10 ways of getting to know John le Carré Bethanne Patrick © (Antonin Kratochvil / Associated Press) John Le Carre in Cornwall, Great Britain, 2003. The preeminent author of Cold War spy novels died Dec. 12. (Antonin Kratochvil / Associated Press) John le Carré, the acknowledged sage of espionage fiction, had the literary equivalent of perfect pitch. Not only was he adept at mimicry, especially of the English upper class; he knew why and how to use it to decimate hypocrisy. Le Carré died Dec. 12, and it’s safe to say the world will never see his like again, because his powers arose from unique, irreplaceable circumstances. Born David Cornwell in 1931, he was the son of the kind of hypocritical con man Le Carré grew up to loathe. Ronnie Cornwell became the model for Magnus Pym’s father, Rick Pym, in “A Perfect Spy.”

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