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John le Carré


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

Died
December 12, 2020

Website

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers

Influences
Eric Ambler


John le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England), was an English author of espionage novels. Le Carré had resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain, for more than 40 years, where he owned a mile of cliff close to Land's End.

Le Carré died at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, on 12 December 2020, aged 89. An inquest completed in June 2021 concluded that le Carré died after sustaining a fall at his home.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 766,251 ratings · 54,311 reviews · 322 distinct works • Similar authors
The Spy Who Came In from th...
4.09 avg rating — 134,788 ratings — published 1963 — 16 editions
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sp...
4.06 avg rating — 110,709 ratings — published 1974 — 308 editions
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Call for the Dead (George S...
3.85 avg rating — 51,301 ratings — published 1961 — 236 editions
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Smiley's People (George Smi...
4.30 avg rating — 43,311 ratings — published 1979 — 237 editions
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The Constant Gardener
3.83 avg rating — 32,152 ratings — published 2001 — 206 editions
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The Honourable Schoolboy (G...
3.99 avg rating — 27,485 ratings — published 1977 — 43 editions
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The Russia House
3.91 avg rating — 26,435 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions
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A Legacy of Spies (George S...
3.89 avg rating — 26,307 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions
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A Murder of Quality (George...
3.66 avg rating — 27,179 ratings — published 1962 — 231 editions
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The Night Manager
3.85 avg rating — 25,193 ratings — published 1993 — 81 editions
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“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy
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“Home's where you go when you run out of homes.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy
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“The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.”
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