What order should I read Le Carre books?

What order should I read Le Carre books?

John le Carré Books in Order:

• Call for the Dead (1961)
• A Murder of Quality (1962)
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
• The Looking Glass War (1965)
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)
• The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)
• Smiley’s People (1979)
• The Secret Pilgrim (1990)

What is John le Carre’s real name?

David John Moore Cornwell
John le Carré/Full name

Born David John Moore Cornwell in Poole, England, le Carré spent his early career as a spy, working for MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence service, and MI5, its domestic security agency. MI6 would not allow him to publish his first novel, “Call for the Dead,” under his real name, so he went with John le Carré.

Is George Smiley The Mole?

In September or October 1973, the events of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy take place, with Smiley successfully managing to expose Haydon as the long-term Soviet agent, or “mole”, codenamed “Gerald” and reporting directly to Smiley’s nemesis, Karla, head of Moscow Centre.

What is John le Carre’s last novel?

Silverview
Le Carré’s final published novel, Silverview, out Oct. 12 in the U.S., also fits into the latter group.

What was John Le Carre first book?

Call for the Dead
During this time he began writing novels, and in 1961 his first book, Call for the Dead (filmed as The Deadly Affair, 1966), was published.

Why did John le Carre change his name?

There, he wrote the detective story A Murder of Quality (1962) and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), as “John le Carré” (le Carré is French for “the square”)—a pseudonym required because Foreign Office officers were forbidden to publish in their own names.

When did Le Carre died?

December 12, 2020
John le Carré/Date of death
The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, fractured his ribs in the fall, the hearing in Truro was told. The 89-year-old’s condition worsened and he was taken to hospital where he died on 12 December.

Who created George Smiley?

John le Carré
George Smiley/Creators

How old was John Le Carre?

89 years (1931–2020)
John le Carré/Age at death
Le Carré died at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, on 12 December 2020, aged 89. An inquest completed in June 2021 concluded that le Carré died after sustaining a fall at his home.