Aug 7, 2003 | 193 views
John le Carre
“I wrote my first three books while I was a spook; I wrote the next thirteen after I was at large.” (Random House, le Carre Breaks his Silence)
The bleakness of John le Carré’s work attracted me at a young age. I glorified it as much as I loved the fantasy world of James Bond.
I finished The Spy Who Came In From The Cold today (again). I’d forgotten about the ending, so I kept rooting for Leamas and Liz to come through. Seems I’m favouring the Hollywood ending in my sentimental old age. Will start re-reading The Looking-Glass War tomorrow.
Jorn Barger has a Le Carré page. It leads to this fan page.
- Official site
- Biography
- John le Carré, Salman Rushdie and Christopher Hitchens Exchange Biting Letters (Gentlemen, gentlemen!)
- Salon Interview
- The Paris Review (streaming interview, Salon)
- New York Times book reviews
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Crawford Kilian
I love Le Carré, but I’ve also recently discovered Alan Furst, who’s made himself a master of espionage novels set in 1930s and World War II Europe. See the links to some of his books on my site, “Writing Fiction” (http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/fiction/
Aug 12th, 2003