john le carre news
Latest from john le carre
Brotherhood of lapsed spies turned chroniclers
Covert doesn’t reveal the inner workings — leave aside secrets — of R&AW and ISI. Instead, it “explores the inner lives and motivations of spy chiefs …"
Published on Jun 02, 2024 12:02 AM IST
The Pigeon Tunnel: John le Carré was excited about desi The Night Manager
The Pigeon Tunnel: A documentary based on spy-turned-writer John le Carre's life and works is now streaming on Apple TV. We explore what inspired it.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 11:54 AM IST
Tom Hiddleston to return for The Night Manager Season 2
The Night Manager Season 2 is officially in the works at Prime Video and the BBC with actor Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Jonathan Pine.
Published on Feb 28, 2023 05:26 PM IST
Good, bad and ugly: John le Carré’s keepers of the code
His characters are nuanced and complex, not good and not bad. There is betrayal, but it isn’t always the bad guy who betrays.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhamini Ratnam
Le Carré captured the human condition, in the Cold War and beyond
Through the grey world of espionage, Le Carré wrote about the human condition. In his own words: “Out of the secret world I once knew, I tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit.”
Published on Dec 17, 2020 09:32 PM IST
Prakash Karat
Author of ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’, John le Carre dies at 89
The ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ author John le Carre dies at the age of 89 due to a short illness in England.
Published on Dec 14, 2020 02:34 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kale
Novelist John le Carre, who defined Cold War era, passes away
Among his most popular works are: ‘The Spy Who Came in From the Cold’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’. He worked for the British intelligence services in the 1950s and 1960s.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 07:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Spy-turned-novelist John le Carre dies at 89
Le Carre’s literary agency, Curtis Brown, said Sunday that he died in Cornwall, southwest England on Saturday after a short illness. The death was not related to COVID-19.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 03:56 AM IST
London | Associated Press
Spectator by Seema Goswami: Age is just a number...
...for authors like John Le Carré, who continue to produce their best work well into their 80s
Updated on Nov 17, 2019 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami