In classics such as “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Honourable Schoolboy,” Le Carre combined terse but lyrical prose with the kind of ...

Something terrible seems to happen to David Cornwell (alias John Le Carré) every time he leaves England or ... it would be the sort of movie that one views only on aeroplanes. The characters are all ...

John le Carré had written a couple of stylish and tautly constructed novels before the appearance in 1963 of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. This story of Cold War espionage and betrayal was an ...

Inspiration came from a neighbour. The late writer John le Carré lived opposite Philippe in Hampstead. “He was fascinated by Rauff and had a role in shaping the book,” says Philippe. “Le Carré ...