{"title":"John le Carre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of his most famous titles include \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1st\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1st\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Spy Who came in from the Cold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/a-murder-of-quality-1st\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/a-murder-of-quality-1st\"\u003eA Murder of Quality\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/the-looking-glass-war-first-signed\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe Looking-Glass War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection-header__container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection-header__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrowse and buy collectable books by John le Carre below.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-murder-of-quality-1st","title":"A Murder of Quality - 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuy A Murder of Quality first edition by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_le_Carr%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn Le Carre\u003c\/a\u003e. 1st edition (1962). First impression. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Flat signed by John le Carre to title page. Pages are clean, binding is firm, no internal markings. The jacket has some very minor wear, now in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout A Murder of Quality\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Murder of Quality is the second novel by John le Carré, published in 1962. It features George Smiley, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in his only book set outside the espionage community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40594382848209,"sku":"SBID_00229349","price":19000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/john-le-carre-a-murder-of-quality_dec6043d-6c49-4a41-930e-f7d597ed2f73.jpg?v=1639647736"},{"product_id":"call-for-the-dead","title":"Call for the Dead - UK 2nd","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition second impression from 1961 in VG condition of Call for the Dead by John Le Carre. There is toning to some pages, binding is firm, no markings. The jacket has some minor general wear, it is not price clipped, now in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCall for the Dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003eJohn le Carré\u003cspan\u003e's first novel, published in 1961. It introduces \u003c\/span\u003eGeorge Smiley\u003cspan\u003e, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in a story about East German spies inside Great Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It also introduces a fictional version of British Intelligence, called \"the Circus\" because of its location in \u003c\/span\u003eCambridge Circus\u003cspan\u003e, that is apparently based on \u003c\/span\u003eMI6\u003cspan\u003e and that recurs throughout le Carré's spy novels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40578765619409,"sku":"SBID_00081249","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_Call_For_The_Dead_Gollancz.jpg?v=1720597628"},{"product_id":"a-delicate-truth","title":"A Delicate Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition first impression in new condition flat signed by author to dedicated page. no markings this book is new and unread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Delicate Truth is a 2013 spy novel by British writer John le Carré. Set in 2008 and 2011, the book features a British-American covert mission in Gibraltar and the subsequent consequences for two British civil servants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580203380945,"sku":"SBID_00082537","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_A_Delicate_Truth_signed.jpg?v=1737747647"},{"product_id":"the-tailor-of-panama-4","title":"The Tailor of Panama","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tailor of Panama by John Le Carre. First edition (1996). First impression. medium format hardback in fine condition. Flat signed by author to title page. No markings. Pages clean, binding firm. The jacket has been price clipped, now in removable protective sleeve. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre signed rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580260823249,"sku":"SBID_00086844","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/john-le-carre-the-tailor-of-panama.jpg?v=1639123555"},{"product_id":"our-game-6","title":"Our Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, second impression of Our Game by John Le Carré. Medium format hardback in near fine condition. Flat signed by author to title page. No internal markings. Pages clean, binding firm. The dust jacket has some minor shelfwear to extremities, now in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580267507921,"sku":"SBID_00087288","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/17073_0.jpg?v=1639123963"},{"product_id":"sarratt-and-the-draper-of-watford-and-other-unlikely-stories-about-sarratt-from-international-authors","title":"Sarratt and the Draper of Watford","description":"\u003cp\u003e1st edition 1st impression in fine condition. Flat signed by author to title page. All pages clear, no markings, binding firm. Includes 2 dust jackets in removable protective sleeve. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580294443217,"sku":"SBID_00088654","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre-Sarratt_and_The_Draper_of_Watford_signed.jpg?v=1720606903"},{"product_id":"call-for-the-dead-john-le-carre","title":"Call for the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003eCall for the Dead by John Le Carre. This appears to be a first US impression but it is actually a book club edition printed at a later date. Signed located, dedicated and dated by the author to half title page 'for grey G 24\/x\/96 Toronto'. There is a neat previous owner inscription to front end page. No other markings. Dust jacket in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580443668689,"sku":"SBID_00089324","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/john-le-carre-call-for-the-dead.jpg?v=1639126325"},{"product_id":"a-small-town-in-germany-13","title":"A Small Town in Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuy A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré. First impression of this 1991 'Lamplighter edition' (not the true first) in fine condition. Flat signed by author to title page. No markings. Pages clean spine tight. Dust jacket in removable protective sleeve. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580480958673,"sku":"SBID_00090418","price":190.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/3518_0.jpg?v=1639127447"},{"product_id":"a-murder-of-quality-9","title":"A Murder of Quality - UK 2nd","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition second impression from sept 1962 in VG condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, but with a slight spine lean. the jacket has been price clipped, there is some wear to extremities and folds, now in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Murder of Quality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the second \u003c\/span\u003enovel\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003eJohn le Carré\u003cspan\u003e, published in 1962.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Smiley\" title=\"George Smiley\"\u003eGeorge Smiley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in his only book set outside the espionage community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580559634641,"sku":"SBID_00020183","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_A_Murder_of_Quality_Gollancz_1962.jpg?v=1720600638"},{"product_id":"le-carre-omnibus-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-call-for-the-dead-murder-of-quality-2","title":"Le Carre Omnibus -The Spy who Came in From the Cold, Call for the Dead, Murder of Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e1st edition 5th impression in good condition. This is an ex library copy, there's library stamps and marks to first pages. Front end paper has been ripped on top corner. Binding firm. Dust jacket has been price clipped, it has general wearing and damage to corners on rear cover. Now in removable protective sleeve. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580777869521,"sku":"SBID_00094817","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_5e8.jpg?v=1639137045"},{"product_id":"a-legacy-of-spies-signed","title":"A Legacy of Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Legacy of Spies by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johnlecarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/a\u003e. This is one of 250 signed numbered editions in new condition. The book is still in its shrink wrapping. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout A Legacy of Spies\u003c\/h3\u003e\nPeter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the Cold War. Somebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater good. Interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, John le Carré has given us a novel of superb and enduring quality.\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"John le carre signed rare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580781801681,"sku":"SBID_00096190","price":470.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/john-le-carre-a-legacy-of-spies.jpg?v=1639137361"},{"product_id":"le-carre-omnibus-call-for-the-dead-a-murder-of-quality-2","title":"Le Carre Omnibus - Call for the Dead - A Murder of Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition third impression from 1964 in VG condition, the previous owner (Journalist and broadcaster Hendy Blofeld) has inscribed his name  to the front endpage there is also a crack to page bind, no other markings, pages clean, binding firm, the jacket has a closed tear to top rear along with some other very minor wear, now in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580782063825,"sku":"SBID_00096360","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Le_Carre_Omniubus_John_le_Carre_signed.jpg?v=1720598127"},{"product_id":"a-legacy-of-spies-signed-to-title-page","title":"A Legacy of Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition (2017). First impression. Medium format hardback in new condition. Flat signed by John Le Carre to a dedicated page. No markings. This is a brand new book. Dust jacket in removable protective sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580784062673,"sku":"SBID_00096668","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_A_Legacy_of_spies_signed.jpg?v=1720597259"},{"product_id":"our-game-signed-franklin-library","title":"Our Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Game by John Le Carre. This is a leather bound Franklin Library edition from 1995. Medium format hardback in new condition. Full leather binding with gold gilt pattern, raised bands on spine and gold gilt page block. Signed by John le Carre to limited page. The book is new and unread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry ­- dreamer, dissolute, philanderer and disloyal friend - has vanished, along with Tim's mistress. As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia and the North Caucasus, he is forced to question everything he stood for. Set in a fragmented, uncertain post-Soviet world, le Carré's brutal story of falsehoods and betrayal shows men playing dangerous games beyond their control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580793401553,"sku":"SBID_00100151","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_Our_Game_FRanklin_Library_signed.jpg?v=1720607274"},{"product_id":"the-little-drummer-girl-signed-first","title":"The Little Drummer Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Little Drummer Girl by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johnlecarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/a\u003e. This is number 274 of an edition of 1048 signed slipcased copies published by Knopf for the Book of the Month Club. Signed by le Carré to a dedicated page. The book and slipcase are in as new condition. No markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout The Little Drummer Girl\u003c\/h3\u003e\nOn holiday in Mykonos, Charlie wants only sunny days and a brief escape from England's bourgeois dreariness. Then a handsome stranger lures the aspiring actress away from her pals--but his intentions are far from romantic. Joseph is an Israeli intelligence officer, and Charlie has been wooed to flush out the leader of a Palestinian terrorist group responsible for a string of deadly bombings. Still uncertain of her own allegiances, she debuts in the role of a lifetime as a double agent in the \"theatre of the real.\"\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580793499857,"sku":"SBID_00100168","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_The_Little_Drummer_Girl_signed_468c7b17-6bf4-4ce6-8893-eca5363e09bf.jpg?v=1737746770"},{"product_id":"the-secret-pilgrim-signed","title":"The Secret Pilgrim","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré. First US edition. First printing. Flat signed by le Carré to blank endpage. No markings. Pages clean. Binding firm. Jacket in removable protective sleeve. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout The Secret Pilgrim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address his passing-out class. There are no laundered reminiscences; Smiley speaks the truth - perhaps the last the students will ever hear. As they listen, Ned recalls his own painful triumphs and inglorious failures, in a career that took him from the Western Isles of Scotland to Hamburg and from Israel to Cambodia. He asks himself: Did it do any good? What did it do to me? And what will happen to us now? In this late Smiley novel, the great spy gives his own humane and unexpected answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le Carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580793565393,"sku":"SBID_00100181","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/John_Le_Carre_The_Secret_Pilgrim_signed.jpg?v=1737747235"},{"product_id":"our-game-signed-fifth-impression","title":"Our Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e1st edition 5th impression in fine condition. Signed and dedicated to bookplate. No markings, all pages clean, binding firm. Dust jacket has minor edge wear, now in removable protective sleeve. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580796252369,"sku":"SBID_00100688","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/products\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1485.jpg?v=1639138558"},{"product_id":"the-naive-sentimental-lover","title":"The Naive and Sentimental Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of The Naive and Sentimental Lover by John Le Carre (1971). First impression . Medium format hardback in near fine condition. There is a very minor soft bump to top corner of front cover. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome wear to dust jacket and slight sunning to spine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacket now in removable protective sleeve. \u003c\/span\u003eThe top stain is very slightly faded. No internal markings. Pages clean, binding firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Naïve and Sentimental Lover is John le Carré's sixth novel, and one of only two non-spy novels in his oeuvre, along with A Murder of Quality (1962).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John le carre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40580820992209,"sku":"SBID_00106132","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/The_Naive_And_Sentimental_Lover_John_Le_Carre.jpg?v=1724925663"},{"product_id":"the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-signed","title":"The Spy who Came in From the Cold","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Spy Who Came in From the Cold by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johnlecarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Limited edition with marbled boards (1989). First impression. This is one of 250 numbered copies of the First edition. This is number 8. Medium format hardback in fine condition. Signed by John Le Carré to title page. No markings. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout The Russia House\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\nSo, John le Carré's bestselling classic is a timeless spy thriller about the Iron Curtain and the tense relationship between Great Britain and Russia.\r\n\r\nJohn le Carré has earned worldwide acclaim with extraordinary spy novels. Including The Russia House, an unequivocal classic. Navigating readers through the shadow worlds of international espionage with critical knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence. Le Carré tracks the dark and devastating trail of a document that could profoundly alter the course of world events.\r\n\r\nIn Moscow, a sheaf of military secrets then changes hands. 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PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Our Game\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nSo, the Cold War is over and retired secret servant Tim Cranmer has been put out to pasture, spending his days making wine on his Somerset estate. But then he discovers that his former double agent Larry ­- dreamer, dissolute, philanderer and disloyal friend - has vanished, along with Tim's mistress. As their trail takes him to the lawless wilds of Russia and the North Caucasus, he is forced to question everything he stood for.\r\n\r\nSet in a fragmented, uncertain post-Soviet world, le Carré's brutal story of falsehoods and betrayal shows men playing dangerous games beyond their control.\r\n\u003ch3\u003eArtist Bio\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nJohn le Carré is a British author, born in 1931. Although, his real name is David John Moore Cornwell, John le Carré was his author pseudonym. He attended the universities of Bern and Oxford, and also taught at Eton. 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