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John le Carre was born in 1931. He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while working in British Intelligence (MI5&6). 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 Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. He died on 12 December 2020. His posthumous novel Silverview was published in 2021.
Each letter from John le Carré was a beautifully written miniature essay ... fascinating -- Ben Macintyre * The Times * A Private Spy testifies to le Carré's universally acknowledged gifts as a raconteur, mimic and caricaturist -- Robert Potts * TLS * Unsurprisingly, he was a brilliant correspondent. Revelations tumble out...These engaging letters are edited with great fairness and sensitivity by a family member, his son Tim Cornwell -- Andrew Lycett * Mail on Sunday * The symbiosis of author and editor, father and son, has resulted in a brilliant book, le Carré's final masterpiece, 5* -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Telegraph * The finest, wisest storyteller -- Richard Osman A towering writer -- Margaret Atwood [He had a] rare command of language and unique understanding of how the world really works * Daily Telegraph on Silverview * A literary giant -- Stephen King
