John le Carré
British novelist and spy
- Born
- 19 October 1931, Poole
- Died
- 12 December 2020, aged 89
- Birth name
- David John Moore Cornwell
David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), known by his pen name John le Carré, was an English author. Many of his espionage novels have been adapted for film or television. He has been described as a "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.
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