Oh well.
They did a great adaptation of The Constant Gardener, which was one of Peter Postelthwaite’s last roles.
One of my favorite authors. Truly a one of a kind writer. RIP
While a reading of his spy novels today on a macro level may seem to be dated and boring, readers of my generation cannot help be reminded of a time of great ideological struggle backed by massive armies, nuclear capability and allied nations on the edge of WWIII as proxy wars flared in the third world. Combine this with mass fear bordering on hysteria in some and you realize how great our victory was.
In the late 1970s, my local PBS station broadcast a serialized version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
I think the BBC filmed it, and I think Alec Guinness played George Smiley. At the time, I really enjoyed watching that.
Ultimately, though, I could never figure out what motivated his British and American characters.
None of them were serious patriots, and none of them ever voiced a convincing political philosophy.
In the end, they just seemed like really smart or really clever people who compulsively needed to show off their talents.
He was still alive? I thought he died when the Berlin Wall fell on him.
A wonderful writer and the Constant Gardener has never been more poignant, than today.
My mother loved those BBC series that appeared in the US on “Masterpiece Theater.” I tried more than once to read one or another of LeCarre’s books, but never managed. Maybe someday.
RIP. Simply the best realistic spy novelist, ever. Problem is he carried moral complexity a little too far. The Honourable Schoolboy was probably my favorite work. Anyway, three Cornwells on bestseller lists - David, Bernard and (by injection) Patricia.
RIP.
You shouldn’t say anything bad about someone who dies.
Le Carre is dead...Good.
The russians or chinese got to him.