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A Murder of Quality in 1962. Then in 1963 came The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, a tale of an agent forced to carry out one last, risky operation in divided Berlin. It raised one of the author's recurring themes — the blurring of moral lines that is part and parcel of espionage, and the difficulty of distinguishing good guys from bad. Le Carré said it was written at one of the darkest points of the Cold War, just after the building of the Berlin Wall, at a time when he and his colleagues feared nuclear war might be imminent. "So I wrote a book in great heat which said 'a pl...

The childhood betrayal that forged a master spy writer: He fantasised about killing his conman father, and his mother abandoned him when he was five. No wonder John Le Carré, who has died at 89, was such a sardonic observer, writes RICHARD KAY Celebrated spy author John Le Carré died in Cornwall on Saturday aged 89 The former spy's upbringing helped forge his ability to write thrilling novels His father was a ‘five-star conman’ and his mother deserted the family home  Secret services taught him that: ‘Nothing, absolutely nothing, is what it seems’

John le Carré, outstanding novelist whose work transcended the spy genre – obituary He transformed espionage fiction in the masterworks The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 14 December 2020 • 9:11am John le Carré, who has died aged 89, was one of the most successful post-war English novelists, and perhaps the finest thriller writer of the 20th century. Le Carré, the pen name adopted by David Cornwell, used his own experience of intelligence work to extend the range of a genre whose heroes, epitomised by James Bond, were principally still romantic figures enga...

Updated: Dec 14 2020, 20:45 ET JOHN le Carré's thrillers are some of the greatest spy stories ever told – but they're nothing compared to his real-life autobiography. The master novelist passed away aged 89 in Cornwall from pneumonia on Saturday after a short illness – the end of a truly remarkable life in British intelligence, Cold War espionage, and worldwide celebrity. 10 John le Carré, who passed away aged 89 at the weekend, lived an extraordinary life Credit: Getty Images - Getty Le Carré, real name David Cornwell, was thrust into a secretive world from an early age as the son of...

John le Carré, the great chronicler of our age, has died Features John le Carré, the great chronicler of our age, has died The author's novels topped global bestseller lists in each decade from the 1960s onwards. He won widespread international acclaim as a humanitarian, as well as a literary giant, winning the Olof Palme Prize in 2020. 13 December 2020 Photo: Nadav Kander John le Carré, (the pen name of David Cornwell), died on Saturday night, 12 December, from pneumonia. He was 89 years old. He is survived by his wife of more than forty-five years, Jane, f...