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John le Carré dead: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy author dies after short illness Thriller writer John le Carré, most famous for stories of complex cold war intrigue, has passed away aged 89 following a short illness, his agent Jonny Geller has confirmed 22:11, 13 DEC 2020 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Daily Star - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for othe...

John le Carré, who lifted the spy novel to literature, dies at 89 Matt Schudel John le Carré, a British author who drew on the enigma of his incorrigibly criminal father and his own experiences as a Cold War-era spy to write powerful novels about a bleak, morally compromised world in which international intrigue and personal betrayal went hand in hand, died Dec. 12 at a hospital in Cornwall, England. He was 89. The cause was pneumonia, his U.S. publisher, Viking Penguin, ...