Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage. John le Carre averageconspiratorialdaily share on social
Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. John le Carre betraybetrayalhappen Change image and share on social
Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes. John le Carre bookbouilloncube Change image and share on social
I worked for MI6 in the Sixties, during the great witch-hunts, when the shared paranoia of the Cold War gripped the services. John le Carre coldgreatgrip Change image and share on social
It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story. John le Carre demystifydilemmagenre Change image and share on social
I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach anything they ask for. That can be as diverse as the early paintings of Salvador Dali or how bumblebees manage to fly. John le Carre bumblebeedalidiverse share on social