10 ways of getting to know John le Carré
10 ways of getting to know John le Carré Bethanne Patrick © (Antonin Kratochvil / Associated Press) John Le Carre in Cornwall, Great Britain, 2003. The preeminent author of Cold War spy novels died Dec. 12. (Antonin Kratochvil / Associated Press) John le Carré, the acknowledged sage of espionage fiction, had the literary equivalent of perfect pitch. Not only was he adept at mimicry, especially of the English upper class; he knew why and how to use it to decimate hypocrisy. Le Carré died Dec. 12, and it’s safe to say the world will never see his like again, because his ...