John le Carré
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03, Jul, 2024 @8:00 AM
John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel
Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lucy Knight
10, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM
John le Carré biographer Adam Sisman: ‘He wanted to make me love him’
Sisman, whose new book on the spy turned novelist chronicles his many extramarital affairs, discusses the morality of biography and how le Carré attempted to seduce him
Tim Adams
21, Oct, 2023 @5:00 PM
Milli Vanilli to The Pigeon Tunnel: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
It’s a week full of fascinating documentaries, from the biggest lip-syncing scandal in pop history to John le Carré’s wild tales of being a spy
Simon Wardell
20, Oct, 2023 @12:49 PM
The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman review – the constant philanderer
Three years after le Carré’s death, his official biographer reveals the adultery that was off limits during his lifetime. Does it further our appreciation of his work?
Anthony Cummins
15, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM
The Secret Life of John le Carré by Adam Sisman review – the spy who loved me
A chronicle of the author’s many affairs unable to be published during his lifetime
Alex Clark
11, Oct, 2023 @11:00 AM
The Pigeon Tunnel review – inside the extraordinary life of John le Carré
Errol Morris’s gentle interview allows the mesmeric writer to hold forth on how his relationship with dodgy dad Ronnie informed his life as a spy and novelist
Peter Bradshaw
11, Sep, 2023 @4:00 PM
Top 10 female spies in fiction
Women’s role in espionage, largely written by women, leans less on explosions and more on perception, nuance and explorations of sacrifice – though they still kick ass
Kim Sherwood
23, Aug, 2023 @12:24 PM
‘There’s never a dull day amid my father’s words’: what John le Carré’s letters revealed to his son
Cornwell had recently finished editing a volume of his late father’s letters when he died suddenly last year. His widow, Anna Arthur, pays homage to the legacy both men left behind
Anna Arthur
01, Jul, 2023 @10:00 AM
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22, Jun, 2023 @12:41 PM
007 meets the occult: why spies and sorcerers are a perfect fit in fiction
Espionage and magic share codes, secrets and rituals and a new cohort of writers are now casting their literary spells
David Barnett
15, Apr, 2023 @4:00 PM
A Private Spy audiobook review – the letters of John le Carré
David Harewood and Florence Pugh narrate this incisive collection, edited by the author’s son
Fiona Sturges
10, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
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