John le Carré has passed away, according to his publisher. Gonna reread Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in his memory.
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R.I.P. John le Carré
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Johnny Unusual
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I never read any of his books but the movies based on his books were my kind of spy story.
This is unfortunate. I just recently started getting into his books, (I had read Tinker Tailor back when the movie came out) and have been greatly enjoying them. He does a great job of highlighting the banal amorality of spy work, where the successful spies are the ones who can disconnect almost completely from their humanity. Those who care almost inevitably fail. I did just read The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and The Looking Glass War.
After the most recent TTSS adaptation with Gary Oldman, which was totally my jam, I read The Honorable Schoolboy and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and enjoyed them both quite a lot. Man could wrote some dialogue for sure. Sad passing and a great writer.
All of the Le Carre I've read has been Smiley or Smiley-adjacent, but I have The Constant Gardener waiting for me to read it. His work is great, especially when he mines the banality of real spy work for humor.
Johnny Unusual
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I particularly liked The Tailor of Panama film, which felt very much inspired by another great movie "Our Man in Havana". I was actually surprised that the character of Garak from DS9 isn't based on Panama, which was actually written a couple years after the character.