Biography
David John Moore Cornwell, known by his pen name John le Carré, was an English author. Many of his espionage novels have been adapted for film or television. He has been described as a "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.
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Awards & recognition
- Olof Palme Prize · 2019
- German Crime Fiction Award · 2018
- Goethe Medal · 2011
- Honorary doctor at the University of Bern · 2008
- Dagger of Daggers · 2005
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- Helmerich Award · 1990
- Cartier Diamond Dagger · 1988
- Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation · 1986
- The Grand Master · 1984
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize · 1977
- Edgar Allan Poe Award — Best Novel · 1965
- Somerset Maugham Award · 1964
- International Booker Prize · 2011 · nominated
Filmography15 titles
The Night Manager
The Night Manager
The Little Drummer Girl
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Constant Gardener
We Are Many
The Pigeon Tunnel
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
A Most Wanted Man
The Deadly Affair
The Russia House
Our Kind of Traitor
The Tailor of Panama
The Little Drummer Girl
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