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John le Carre

John le Carré was born in 1931. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honorable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People. His novels include The Little Drummer Girl, A Perfect Spy, The Russia House, Our Game, The Taileor of Panama, and Single & Single. John le Carré lives in Cornwall.

A Most Wanted Man is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 27, 2010
A Most Wanted Man will be released on July 27, 2010 in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 27, 2010
A Most Wanted Man is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 04, 2009
A Most Wanted Man will be released on August 04, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Aug 04, 2009
A Most Wanted Man is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 04, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Jun 26, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Little Drummer Girl
Feb 11, 2009
A Most Wanted Man will be released on August 04, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Dec 19, 2008
SINGLE & SINGLE is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Constant Gardener is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
A Most Wanted Man will be released on October 07, 2008 in Hardcover
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A Most Wanted Man is now available in Hardcover
Oct 07, 2008
A Most Wanted Man will be released on October 07, 2008 in Compact Disk
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A Most Wanted Man is now available in Compact Disk
Oct 07, 2008
A Most Wanted Man will be released on October 07, 2008 in eAudio
Oct 07, 2008
A Most Wanted Man is now available in eAudio
Oct 07, 2008

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Rotten Tomatoes, February 10, 2012
...bigggest movies news stories. Included in the mix this week are adaptations of novels by authors Anne Rice, John Le Carre and Emile Zola, a remake of one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films, and new roles for Glenn Close, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scarlett...
Commander Bond, February 10, 2012
...- 04:25 PM So guys, what's your favourite writer? I read about John Le Carre', Frederick Forsyth and Lee Child. So name now what's your favourites Mine are: Frederick Forsyth, I've read every book he wrote, and I like him so...
NPR, February 9, 2012
...come of age in Ethiopia, where their love for the same woman drives them apart.NPR Bestseller In John le Carre's Cold War-era novel, an honorable spy chief named George Smiley has been ousted after a shakeup in British intelligence — known as The...
Quad-Cities Online, February 9, 2012
...Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (R, 127 minutes). Based on the influential 1974 novel by John le Carre, this is the labyrinthine story of a search for a highly placed Soviet mole in the upper reaches of MI6, the British...
Commander Bond, February 8, 2012
...- 04:25 PM So guys, what's your favourite writer? I read about John Le Carre', Frederick Forsyth and Lee Child. So name now what's your favourites Mine are: Frederick Forsyth, I've read every book he wrote, and I like him so...
Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2012
...Harry Potter' franchise, earns his first Oscar nomination as ace British spy George Smiley in the adaptation of John Le Carre's bestselling novel. -- Susan King As the Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane, the father of six earns his second Oscar...
New York Magazine, February 6, 2012
...in line at the post office. The 6-foot-3-inch (1.9-meter), 195-pound (88-kilogram) Gorman’s favorite pastimes include reading John le Carre spy novels and taking boxing lessons weekly at his gym. Modest transit habits , le Carré books, and moving...
Knitting and sundries, October 12, 2011
...Title:  Our Kind of Traitor Author:  John le Carre'Publisher:   The Penguin GroupRelease Date:  April 26, 2011 Paperback, 306 pagesISBN 10:     0143119729ISBN 13:  9780143119722The Book Depository / AmazonGoodreads description: John Le Carre'...
Novel Rocket, October 7, 2011
...James Patterson (along with Lee Child, Robert Harris and, of course, any excuse to visit my old friend, John Le Carre). Patterson has settled on a technique of using short chapters for his thrillers to keep tension high. It's the same in TV and movies....
Novel Rocket, October 7, 2011
...James Patterson (along with Lee Child, Robert Harris and, of course, any excuse to visit my old friend, John Le Carre). Patterson has settled on a technique of using short chapters for his thrillers to keep tension high. It's the same in TV and movies....
Kindle Author, September 22, 2011
...but why. In mysteries and suspense, I like Michael Connelly, Robert Harris, Thomas Harris, Dennis Lehane, John Hart, John le Carre, and many others.DAVID WISEHART: What one book, written by someone else, do you wish you'd written yourself?JAMES...
Samizdata.net, September 22, 2011
...Someone who dislikes the John Le Carre Cold War novels Johnathan Pearce (London)  Arts & Entertainment A regular commenter and occasional writer for Samizdata, Paul Marks, has recently, over at the Counting Cats blog, taken...
Randomize ME, September 19, 2011
...This is pretty cool! We've got three FREE John le Carre audiobooks from the Guardian and Observer (UK)! It's a week-long series of free audiobooks, marking the opening of the Guardian and Observer Books Season! (so, be...
FrogenYozurt.Com - Literature & Entertainment, September 16, 2011
...a sense of noir, protraying the darkness of human ambition and petty venal sins, that is often missed. John Le Carre is a notable exception who has remained dedicated to his genre. Rarely do novels produces the types of characters that strive to overcome...