A tribute to John le Carré
The Hindu“What do you think spies are? They’re a squalid procession of vain fools, traitors, too, yes; pansies, sadists and drunkards, people who play cowboys and Indians to brighten their rotten lives.” So says Alec Leamas, the cynical, world-weary, 50-something protagonist of John le Carré’s 1963 novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Murky moral universe John le Carré, born David Cornwell, who died on December 12 at the age of 89, was, without doubt, the greatest master of the spy novel. He published his first novel, Call for the Dead under the name of John le Carré, since service rules didn’t allow him to use his own name. There are clear echoes of Ronnie in the character of Rick Pym, father of Magnus Pym, the troubled double agent and protagonist of A Perfect Spy, which is also le Carré’s most autobiographical novel.
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