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John le Carré


Born
in Poole, Dorset, England, The United Kingdom
October 19, 1931

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers

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Eric Ambler


John le Carré, the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England), is an English author of espionage novels. Le Carré has resided in St Buryan, Cornwall, Great Britain, for more than 40 years, where he owns a mile of cliff close to Land's End.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 342,446 ratings · 22,328 reviews · 130 distinct works • Similar authors
The Spy Who Came In from th...
4.07 avg rating — 54,443 ratings — published 1963 — 239 editions
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sp...
4.05 avg rating — 55,671 ratings — published 1974 — 212 editions
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Smiley's People
4.25 avg rating — 27,260 ratings — published 1979 — 140 editions
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The Russia House
3.91 avg rating — 19,839 ratings — published 1989 — 98 editions
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The Constant Gardener
3.78 avg rating — 18,044 ratings — published 2001 — 119 editions
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A Perfect Spy
3.99 avg rating — 13,644 ratings — published 1986 — 101 editions
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Call for the Dead (George S...
3.79 avg rating — 16,895 ratings — published 1961 — 136 editions
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The Honourable Schoolboy
3.95 avg rating — 13,544 ratings — published 1977 — 122 editions
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Quotes by John le Carré

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
― John le Carré
tags: desk, viewpoint
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“Home's where you go when you run out of homes.”
― John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy
tags: anchoring, attachment, belonging, home, homecoming, homelessness, roots
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“The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.”
― John le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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Isn't it time you read all eight George Smiley novels (1961 - 90) by John le Carré?

Yes
 
  37 votes, 56.9%

Maybe
 
  12 votes, 18.5%

I've already read them and loved them
 
  8 votes, 12.3%

No
 
  7 votes, 10.8%

I've already read them and didn't enjoy them
 
  1 vote, 1.5%

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