The summer I finished writing my dissertation, the C.I.A. tried to recruit me—as a spy. The call came in the middle of the afternoon, as I was working on a chapter about Tolstoy and midwifery. An ...

Carré Sénart marks 2026 Bastille Day with a lineup that's sure to dazzle. On July 14, an unprecedented show blending drones ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John le Carré: ‘Why do people always want me to have views on spying?’ - Stephen Cornwell The author John le Carré once said: “I ...

I read John le Carré to get to know my father, a Richmond stockbroker who wore a family signet ring instead of his wedding band, who secretly kept hundreds of thousands of dollars in his checking ...

His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books. Credit...Photo by Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Sam Adler-Bell The ...

The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own work It was in a market square in the Colombian city of Cartagena when Georgi Banks-Davies ...

With its complex plotting, acute understanding of human nature and timeless moral dilemmas, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is Le Carré's masterwork. Adapting a novel for the cinema presents unique ...

When it comes to unpacking John le Carré’s career as the pre-eminent spy writer of his generation, what better place to start than with a piece of luggage? One of the most moving artifacts on display ...

John le Carré’s triumph (and consequent burden) is that he created characters and language so evocative of the spy world that they became more real in readers’ minds than real people or events. This ...