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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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Mystery & Thrillers

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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 · 735,495 ratings · 51,373 reviews · 312 distinct works • Similar authors
The Spy Who Came In from th...
4.09 avg rating — 128,233 ratings — published 1963 — 440 editions
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sp...
4.06 avg rating — 106,361 ratings — published 1974 — 307 editions
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Call for the Dead (George S...
3.85 avg rating — 48,120 ratings — published 1961 — 237 editions
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Smiley's People (George Smi...
4.29 avg rating — 42,226 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions
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The Constant Gardener
3.83 avg rating — 31,102 ratings — published 2001 — 22 editions
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The Honourable Schoolboy (G...
3.99 avg rating — 26,395 ratings — published 1977 — 230 editions
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The Russia House
3.91 avg rating — 26,063 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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A Legacy of Spies (George S...
3.89 avg rating — 25,553 ratings — published 2017 — 100 editions
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A Murder of Quality (George...
3.66 avg rating — 25,446 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions
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A Perfect Spy
3.99 avg rating — 23,195 ratings — published 1986 — 71 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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