John le Carré. (2022). A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré. Unabridged Books on Tape.

John le Carré. 2022. A Private Spy: The Letters of John Le Carré. Books on Tape.

John le Carré, A Private Spy: The Letters of John Le Carré. Books on Tape, 2022.

John le Carré. A Private Spy: The Letters of John Le Carré. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2022.

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   • bioText: JOHN LE CARRÉ was born in 1931. For six decades he wrote novels that came to define our age. He published his debut novel, Call for the Dead, in 1961 while still a secret servant. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a worldwide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley’s People. At the end of the Cold War, le Carré widened his scope to explore an international landscape including the arms trade and the War on Terror. His memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, was published in 2016 and the last George Smiley novel, A Legacy of Spies, appeared in 2017. Silverview is his twenty-sixth novel. John le Carré died on December 12, 2020.
      
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An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time
The never-before-seen correspondance of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author's humour, generosity, and wit—a side of him many readers have not previously seen.

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     October 31, 2022
     The late author of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and other seminal espionage thrillers probes life, deception, and writing in these sparkling letters. The missives span le Carré’s student days, his early career in Britain’s MI6 intelligence service (which shaped his famous character George Smiley and other morally conflicted Cold War spies), and nearly six decades as a bestselling novelist. Included are gushing notes to playwright Tom Stoppard (“I loved ‘Shakespeare in Love’, & loved you for writing it”); defensive apologies to an Oxford pal who he spied upon; ripostes to readers who caught mistakes in his works; thoughts on political events (“I hate Brexit, hate Trump, fear the rise of white fascism everywhere”); complaints about his father; and a withering dismissal of Salman Rushdie (“Nobody has a God-given right to insult a great religion and be published with impunity”). Le Carré’s letters are witty, affable, unctuous toward celebrities, tartly venomous toward unfair critics, and full of a subtle, penetrating literary sensibility. (He praised actor Alec Guinness’s portrayal of Smiley, with his “mildness of manner, stretched taut... by an unearthly stillness and an electrifying watchfulness.”) Le Carré’s fans shouldn’t miss this stimulating compendium.

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   • content: A dual-narrator approach is used to present this collection of letters from John le Carr�, who is known for his iconic spy thrillers. Books weren't the only thing le Carr� produced; throughout his lifetime he consistently wrote letters--to friends, fans, family, acquaintances, and others. The dual narration works wonderfully. Florence Pugh usually serves to offer up interludes explaining a reference or person, while David Harewood narrates the letters in a comfortable yet formal tone. Fans of le Carr�, or good writing in general, will enjoy this. And since the work doesn't go too far into the weeds about plot points, nonreaders will also glean something from the letters. Overall, the author's heartfelt words and sentiments will wash over listeners, thanks to the audiobook's structure and narration. M.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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