John le Carré was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. He divides his time between England and the Continent.
"A splendidly exciting, finely told story . . . masterly in its
conception."--The New York Times Book Review
"Intrigue of the highest order."--Chicago Sun-Times "Richly
detailed and rigorously researched . . . [John] Le Carré's gift for
building tension through character has never been better
realized."--People "Grimly fascinating, often nerve-wracking, and
impossible to put down."--Boston Herald
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