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Each letter from John le Carré was a beautifully written miniature essay ... fascinating
Each letter from John le Carré was a beautifully written miniature essay ... fascinating
A Private Spy testifies to le Carré's universally acknowledged gifts as a raconteur, mimic and caricaturist
Unsurprisingly, he was a brilliant correspondent. Revelations tumble out...These engaging letters are edited with great fairness and sensitivity by a family member, his son Tim Cornwell
The symbiosis of author and editor, father and son, has resulted in a brilliant book, le Carré's final masterpiece, 5*
The finest, wisest storyteller
A towering writer
[He had a] rare command of language and unique understanding of how the world really works
A literary giant
John le Carré was born in 1931. He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while working in British Intelligence (MI5&6). His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel Silverview was published in 2021.
Each letter from John le Carré was a beautifully written miniature essay ... fascinating
A Private Spy testifies to le Carré's universally acknowledged gifts as a raconteur, mimic and caricaturist
Unsurprisingly, he was a brilliant correspondent. Revelations tumble out...These engaging letters are edited with great fairness and sensitivity by a family member, his son Tim Cornwell
The symbiosis of author and editor, father and son, has resulted in a brilliant book, le Carré's final masterpiece, 5*
The finest, wisest storyteller
A towering writer
[He had a] rare command of language and unique understanding of how the world really works
A literary giant
John le Carré was born in 1931. He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while working in British Intelligence (MI5&6). His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel Silverview was published in 2021.