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John le Carré


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

Died
December 12, 2020

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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. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 726,578 ratings · 50,646 reviews · 376 distinct works • Similar authors
The Spy Who Came In from th...
4.09 avg rating — 126,295 ratings — published 1963 — 173 editions
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sp...
4.06 avg rating — 105,232 ratings — published 1974 — 15 editions
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Call for the Dead (George S...
3.85 avg rating — 47,056 ratings — published 1961 — 234 editions
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Smiley's People (George Smi...
4.29 avg rating — 41,941 ratings — published 1979 — 235 editions
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The Constant Gardener
3.83 avg rating — 30,875 ratings — published 2001 — 203 editions
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The Honourable Schoolboy (G...
3.99 avg rating — 26,099 ratings — published 1977 — 225 editions
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The Russia House
3.91 avg rating — 25,959 ratings — published 1989 — 224 editions
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A Legacy of Spies (George S...
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A Perfect Spy
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A Murder of Quality (George...
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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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