John le Carré

British novelist and spy

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David John Moore Cornwell, better known by the pen name John le Carré, is a British author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), became an international best-seller and remains one of his best-known works. Following the success of this novel, he left MI6 to become a full-time author. Several of his books have been adapted for film and television, including The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager. In 2011, he was awarded the Goethe Medal.

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John le Carré reads to 60 Minutes One of the world's most famous spy novelists reads from his celebrated works, including his newest novel "A Legacy of Spies" CBS News - Published on October 31, 2019
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Preview: John le Carré Finishing a book puts John le Carré into a depression he tells 60 Minutes. But not for long. The 86-year-old best-selling author says he already has an idea for his next spy thriller. CBS News - Published on October 31, 2019
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Tip 3: Start your story as late as possible John le Carré wants to get his reader's attention with his opening lines. To do that, he takes a cue from Alfred Hitchcock CBS News - Published on October 31, 2019
John le Carré on Brexit, the British, and saying 'no' to knighthood "That jingoistic England that is trying to march us out of the EU, that is the England I don't want to know," says British author John le Carré CBS News - Published on October 31, 2019	Tip 1: Make the verb do the work Author John le Carré shows 60 Minutes how he cuts anything extraneous when he edits his work -- and why he avoids adjectives CBS News - Published on October 31, 2019
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