le Carré, John

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LE CARRÉ, John

LE CARRÉ, John. (David John Moore Cornwell). British, b. 1931. Genres: Novels, Mystery/Crime/Suspense. Career: Tutor, Eton College, Berks., 1956-58; member, British Foreign Service, 1960-64 (Second Secretary, Bonn, 1960-63; Consul, Hamburg, 1963-64); writer. Publications: Call for the Dead, 1960; A Murder of Quality, 1962; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, 1963; The Looking-Glass War, 1965; A Small Town in Germany, 1968; The Naive and Sentimental Lover, 1971; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, 1977; Smiley's People, 1980; The Quest for Karla (omnibus edition of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; and Smiley's People), 1982; The Little Drummer Girl, 1983; A Perfect Spy, 1986; The Russia House, 1989; The Secret Pilgrim, 1991; The Night Manager, 1993; Our Game, 1995; The Tailor of Panama, 1996; Single & Single, 1999; The Constant Gardner, 2000; Absolute Friends, 2003. Address: c/o David Higham Assocs, 5-8 Lower John St, London W1R 4HA, England.

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