For John le Carre, the world of espionage was a “metaphor for the human condition.” In the quiet, watchful spymaster George Smiley, he created one of 20th-century fiction’s iconic characters — a decent man at the heart of a web of deceit.http://apne.ws/FAKIfpD
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RIP. Wonderful writer.
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My favorite espionage writer. RIP.

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Master of the cold war spy novel in my opinion
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This is very sad news a great writer.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy a favorite.
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I’m gonna miss him. Been reading him since I was a teenager in the 60’s.
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or did he?
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I know he was getting up there, but this one hurts.
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Highly recommend the Complete George Smiley Radio Plays by BBC4. It's available as an audiobook.
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Thanks for rec!
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