John Le Carre
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Birth Name: David John Moore Cornwell
Born: 19 October 1931 Died: 12 December 2020
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Valérie Jane Eustace
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John le Carré was a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwell worked for the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service and began writing novels under a pen name. His third novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) became an international best-seller, and it remains one of his best-known works. Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full-time author. Le Carré established himself as a writer of espionage fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked le Carré 22nd on its list of "The 50 Greatest British Writers Since 1945".
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2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
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4. A Most Wanted Man (2014)
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5. The Russia House (1990)
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2. Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
Rating: | 41 Watched |
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3. The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
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4. Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)
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2. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (2001)
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4. The Constant Gardener: A Novel (2005)
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3. Smiley's People (1982)
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1. The Night Manager (2016)
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2. Today (1952)
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3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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4. 60 Minutes (1968)
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