Books by "John le Carre"

5 books found

Understanding John Le Carré

Understanding John Le Carré

by John L. Cobbs

1998 · Univ of South Carolina Press

John Cobbs establishes that contemporary English novelist John le Carre's fiction transcends the genre of espionage, and that le Carre is preeminently a social commentator who writes novels of manners. Cobbs analyzes each of le Carre's novels and offers a biographical sketch, describing le Carre's often overlooked academic success and reputation as a once member of British Intelligence.

Conversations with John Le Carré

Conversations with John Le Carré

by John Le Carré

2004 · Univ. Press of Mississippi

Collected interviews in which the acclaimed writer talks about his craft, the nature of language, the literature that he loves, and the ways in which his own life influences the creation of, and characters within, his novels