To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Also Le Carre - at his prime he had no equal... But the cheese has definitely slipped off his cracker by now...
Agreed. The Square, le Carré, was once the best-IMHO. But now he increasingly presumes to lecture us on the evils of society, with a very nasty Lefty twist. So, Mr. Cornwell is now off my list. Nevertheless, Alec Leamas- The Spy Who Came In From the Cold- remains my favorite character in fiction, with Smilely not far behind.
120 posted on
02/22/2009 10:02:07 AM PST by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
To: PerConPat
122 posted on
02/22/2009 10:11:40 AM PST by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
To: PerConPat
Smiley also benefits from having been portrayed by Sir Alec Guinness - in a portrayal that was truly one for the ages. Le Carre was famously quoted once as saying - Smiley is no longer mine - he’s Alec Guinness’s. I have the DVD’s on Region 2 DVDs that I can only play on my computer.
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