Six Facts About John Le Carré You May Not Know

Renowned author of some of the most famous espionage thrillers John Le Carré died in December 2020 aged 89. A prolific writer, Le Carré’s last book was published when he was 88. His most famous works include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Here are six facts about John Le Carré you may not know

1. His real name was David John Moore Cornwell and was born in October 1931 in Cornwall, England. He assumed the pseudonym John Le Carr é when he began writing spy novels, the first of which was released in 1961.

2. He graduated from Oxford University and taught Latin and French at Eton College in London.

3. Le Carré worked for the British foreign service in West Germany during the early years of the Cold War. He had already written three novels before leaving the service in 1964. He drew on much of his experience there to write his stories of espionage.

4. His last novel Agent Running in the Field was published in 2019 and features a stinging rebuke of Brexit and veiled criticism of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

5. Le Carre’s novels have been adapted for television, TV and radio. Le Carré himself worked as an executive producer on six films and wrote screenplays for three others. He even made appearances as himself in four movies that were based on his books.

6. He was married twice and has three sons from his first marriage and one son from his second marriage who writes novels under the name Nick Harkaway.

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