the spy who came in from the cold Archives

Soldier, Writer, Spy: Author John le Carré Passes Away at Age 89
We know they share our sadness." Best known for his formative role in helping to define modern spy novels, John le Carré joined the Intelligence Corps of the British Army in 1950, stationed in Austria.  By 1952, he had returned to England to study at Lincoln College, Oxford, while working covertly for MI5, the British Security[...]
Little Drummer Girl
le Carré's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is also being developed as a television limited series. Credit (right): Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) Television's love affair with author John le Carré rolls along with word that Big Little Lies' Alexander Skarsgård has been cast in the upcoming BBC One–AMC series adaptation of The Little Drummer[...]