John le Carré





John le Carré

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October 19, 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England, The United Kingdom

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John le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England), is an English author of espionage novels. Le Carré has resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain, for more than forty years where he owns a mile of cliff close to Land's End.


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Average rating: 3.78 · 57,875 ratings · 5,481 reviews · 71 distinct works
The Spy Who Came in from the C...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 8,221 ratings — published 1963 — 92 editions
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The Constant Gardener
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 4,611 ratings — published 2000 — 71 editions
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Smiley's People
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 3,655 ratings — published 1979 — 67 editions
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The Russia House
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 2,099 ratings — published 1986 — 45 editions
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A Most Wanted Man
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 1,819 ratings — published 2008 — 42 editions
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Absolute Friends
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 2003 — 49 editions
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Our Kind of Traitor
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 2010 — 35 editions
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The Tailor of Panama
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 1,321 ratings — published 1996 — 45 editions
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Call for the Dead
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,137 ratings — published 1961 — 55 editions
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The Mission Song
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 1,250 ratings — published 2006 — 51 editions
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More books by John le Carré…
Call for the Dead A Murder of Quality The Spy Who Came in from the C... The Looking Glass War Smiley's People The Secret Pilgrim
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“Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”
John le Carré

“The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.”
John le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
John le Carré

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