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John le carré le 29 novembre 1989 lors de l'émission littéraire TV "Apostrophes" à l'occasion de la sortie de son livre "La maison Russie"

John le Carré (1931–2020)

Author of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

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David John Moore Cornwell was born in Poole, Dorsetshire, England in 1931. He attended Bern University in Switzerland from 1948-49 and later completed a B.A. at Lincoln College, Oxford. He taught at Eton from 1956-58 and was a member of the British Foreign Service from 1959 to 1964. He writes espionage thrillers under the pseudonym John le Carré. The pseudonym was necessary when he began writing, in the early 1960s because, at that time, he held a diplomatic position with the British Foreign Office and was not allowed to publish under his own name. When his third book, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, became a worldwide bestseller in 1964, he left the foreign service to write full time. His other works include Call for the Dead; A Murder of Quality; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; and Smiley's People. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1986 and the Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association in 1988. In 2011 he accepted the Goethe Medal. And in 2020, he accepted the Olof Palme Prize. Ten of his books have been adapted for television and motion pictures including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Russia House, The Constant Gardener, A Most Wanted Man, and Our Kind of Traitor. Le Carré's memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from my Life, became a New York Times bestseller in 2016. In 2019, he published a spy thriller, Agent Running in the Field. John Le Carré died on December 12, 2020 from pneumonia at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) John le Carre was born in 1931. After attending the univesities of Berne and Oxford, he spent five years in the British Foreign Service. He's the author of eighteen novels, translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in England. (Publisher Provided) — biography from The Spy Who Came in From the Cold… (more)
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold 8,300 copies, 231 reviews
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 8,140 copies, 224 reviews
The Constant Gardener 5,076 copies, 86 reviews
Smiley's People 4,373 copies, 63 reviews
The Honourable Schoolboy 3,884 copies, 70 reviews
A Perfect Spy 3,667 copies, 62 reviews
The Russia House 3,653 copies, 45 reviews
The Night Manager 3,286 copies, 41 reviews
The Little Drummer Girl 3,276 copies, 40 reviews
Call for the Dead 3,030 copies, 100 reviews
Absolute Friends 2,967 copies, 52 reviews
A Most Wanted Man 2,870 copies, 89 reviews
The Tailor of Panama 2,777 copies, 23 reviews
The Secret Pilgrim 2,528 copies, 31 reviews
The Looking Glass War 2,491 copies, 55 reviews
The Mission Song 2,452 copies, 51 reviews
Our Game 2,394 copies, 31 reviews
Our Kind of Traitor 2,274 copies, 81 reviews
A Murder of Quality 2,253 copies, 54 reviews
Single & Single 2,207 copies, 23 reviews
A Small Town in Germany 1,970 copies, 38 reviews
A Legacy of Spies 1,857 copies, 74 reviews
A Delicate Truth 1,590 copies, 67 reviews
Agent Running in the Field 1,217 copies, 49 reviews
Silverview 933 copies, 44 reviews
The Naive and Sentimental Lover 885 copies, 9 reviews
The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life 838 copies, 43 reviews
The Quest for Karla (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy / The Honourable… 463 copies, 3 reviews
John Le Carre Omnibus (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Call for the… 185 copies, 1 review
Three Complete Novels: Call for the Dead / A Murder of Quality / The Spy… 120 copies, 2 reviews
Call for the Dead / A Murder of Quality 120 copies
Three Complete Novels: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / A Small Town in… 96 copies
An Unbearable Peace 88 copies, 4 reviews
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 67 copies
Three Complete Novels: A Perfect Spy / The Russia House / The Secret… 66 copies, 1 review
Not One More Death (Contributor) 49 copies
Hearts of Darkness (Introduction) 31 copies
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy [BBC Radio Collection] 29 copies, 2 reviews
The Little Drummer Girl {Part 1} 25 copies
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / the Looking-Glass War 22 copies, 1 review
The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas (BBC Radio Full-Cast… 22 copies
The Little Drummer Girl {Part 2} 19 copies
John Le Carré Omnibus (The Russia House, The Secret Pilgrim, A Murder of… 19 copies
Conversations with John le Carré (Author) 18 copies, 1 review
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Dramatised) 18 copies, 1 review
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? 17 copies
In Ronnie's Court 16 copies, 2 reviews
Sarratt and the Draper of Watford 16 copies, 1 review
A Murder of Quality (BBC Audio) 15 copies
The Looking Glass War (BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatization) 15 copies
Smiley's People [BBC Radio Collection] 15 copies
The Looking Glass War / A Small Town In Germany 15 copies
The Honourable Schoolboy: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (BBC Radio Series) 14 copies
The George Smiley Novels 8-Volume Boxed Set 13 copies
End of the Line 13 copies
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (BBC Mystery Series) 13 copies, 1 review
Call For the Dead [BBC Radio Collection] 12 copies, 1 review
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (3 Vol. Set) (Introduction) 11 copies
A Murder of Quality [1991 film] (Screenwriter) 10 copies
The Secret Pilgrim (BBC Full Cast Radio Drama) 9 copies
Smileys sjuttiotal 8 copies
Smileys sextiotal 8 copies
A Perfect Spy {Dramatised} 8 copies, 1 review
Penguin Readers Level 6: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Penguin… 7 copies
Great Spy Stories 7 copies
The Russia House [BBC Radio Collection] 6 copies
A Murder of Quality: The Novel & The Screenplay 6 copies
Spy Who Came of Age: from The Secret Pilgrim 6 copies
The Tailor of Panama / Our Game / The Night Manager 6 copies, 1 review
A Small Town in Germany: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (BBC Radio) 5 copies
Classics of Mystery and Suspense [box set] 5 copies
Oeuvres, tome 1 5 copies
The Best of George Smiley: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold & Tinker,… 4 copies
Claudio e Costantino 4 copies
Spy in His Prime: from The Secret Pilgrim 4 copies
John Le Carre Sampler 3 copies
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold {abridged} 3 copies
SkyFire Racing With Legends VHS 3 copies
JOHN le CARRE 3 copies
The Fledgling Spy 3 copies, 1 review
The Bell House Book: Celebrating Sixty Years of a Literary Agency,… 3 copies
3 Great Thrillers: A Small Town in Germany; The Dogs of War; Wild Justice 3 copies
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020 3 copies
Three Complete Novels by John Le Carre 2 copies, 1 review
Oeuvres de John Le Carré, tome 2 2 copies
Call for the Dead (Longman Simplified English Series) - Advanced 2 copies
Call for the Dead {Easy Readers - abridged} 2 copies
The Looking Glass, A Murder of Quality, Call For The Dead, The Spy Who… 2 copies
Schatten von Gestern; Der Spion der aus der Kälte kam; Krieg im Spiegel;… 2 copies
The Russia House / The Secret Pilgrim 2 copies
La constance du jardinier. : Tome 2 2 copies
Header-Le Carre Generic 2 copies
The George Smiley Reader 2 copies
O venerável espião (I) 2 copies
Oeuvres de John Le Carré, tome 3 2 copies
Son Casus 1 copy
Topo, El 1 copy
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020 1 copy
Chiamata per il morto: La spia che venne dal freddo: Lo specchio delle… 1 copy
El todo 1 copy
The Smiley Collection [8-book boxed set] (Author) 1 copy
The 1 copy
Abide with me 1 copy
la constance du jardinier. tome 1, [edition en gros caractères] : Tome 1,… 1 copy
John le Carré Espionage Collection (John Le Carre Espionage Thrillers) 1 copy
A Perfect Spy / The Russia House / The Night Manager / Single & Single 1 copy
John Le Carre Collection 1 copy
The Karla Trilogy Digital Collection Featuring George Smiley: Tinker,… 1 copy
The Little Drummer Girl: Now a BBC series (Penguin Modern Classics) 1 copy
The Naive and Sentimental Lover / Russia House / The Honorable Schoolboy /… 1 copy
Call for the Dead Ssa 1 copy
John Le Carré : Notre jeu - Le Tailleur de Panama - Single & Single,… 1 copy
Quella talpa è figlia mia 1 copy
Seelord 1 copy
SEMPRE UM COLEGIAL (PVL44) 1 copy
La Casa Rusia [2003 film] 1 copy
ΣΙΝΓΚΛ & ΣΙΝΓΚΛ 1 copy
Nervous Times 1 copy
In Place of Nations [article] 1 copy
The spy who came in from the cold; Nightmare '66; The looking-glass war;… 1 copy
The G. Harry Pouder Memorial Lecture Delivered at Johns Hopkins University 1 copy
O venerável espião (II) 1 copy
spionage-omnibus 1 copy
Retour de service: Livre audio 1 CD MP3 1 copy
tweede carre omnibus 1 copy
The Tailor of Panama [abridged cassette] 1 copy
Taylor's Run 1 copy
Smiley's People and The Honourable Schoolboy 1 copy
The Russia House (Abridged) 1 copy, 1 review
La Casa Rusia ; Llamada para el muerto 1 copy
The Pigeon Tunnel hd 2 1 copy
Œuvres, tome 2 1 copy
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020 1 copy
NUEVAS PINCELADAS 1 copy
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal (Afterword, some editions) 1,415 copies, 130 reviews
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories (Introduction) 888 copies, 11 reviews
The Gate (Foreword, some editions) 386 copies, 8 reviews
The Philby Conspiracy (Introduction) 258 copies, 2 reviews
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [2011 film] (Original book) 245 copies, 6 reviews
The Constant Gardener [2005 film] (Original book) 245 copies, 7 reviews
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Short Stories, Volume 1 (Introduction) 213 copies
The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage (Contributor) 166 copies, 5 reviews
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [1979 TV mini-series] (Original book) 137 copies, 2 reviews
Granta 35: An Unbearable Peace (Contributor) 137 copies, 1 review
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [1965 film] (Original book) 130 copies, 6 reviews
The Granta Book of Reportage (Classics of Reportage) (Contributor) 92 copies, 1 review
Smiley's People [1982 TV mini series] (Original book) 86 copies
The Tailor of Panama [2001 film] (Original book) 81 copies, 2 reviews
Ox-Tales: Fire (Contributor) 78 copies, 5 reviews
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