John Le Carre: Biography
John Le Carre (David John Moore Cornwell) was born on October 19th, 1931. John passed away December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old. John Le Carre was born in Poole, England. Le Carre attended University of Bern, Switzerland where he studied Foreign Languages.
John Le Carre (David John Moore Cornwell) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 17 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1968 with the novel A Small Town in Germany. The most recently released novel was Silverview which was released in 2021.
John Le Carre also wrote the George Smiley series which has 9 books including Call for the Dead and A Murder of Quality.
John le Carré has been on the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! international list in Japan on a couple of occasions. In 1997, his novel Our Game was ranked #9 in the annual guide book. The Tailor of Panama made the list at #8 in 2000.
Le Carré's third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became an international best-seller and was adapted as an award-winning film of the same name. This success allowed him to leave MI6 to become a full-time author.
In 2017 A Legacy of Spies was listed as one of the Best Spy Thrillers of the year. In 2019 it was Agent Running in the Field that took that same honor.
John Le Carre: Awards & Accolades
John Le Carre has won multiple awards including: The Edgar Award, Grand Master, in 1984 and the Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1990. John Le Carre was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2011.
Le Carre's books have also won multiple awards, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1963 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Mystery Novel in 1965. The Honourable Schoolboy won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1977. A Perfect Spy won the Swedish Crime Writer’s Academy Awards, The Martin Beck Award, in 1986.
The following novels by John Le Carre were also nominated for these awards:
- Call for the Dead: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1961).
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1974).
- Smiley's People: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (1980).
- The Little Drummer Girl / A Death in the Family: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (1983). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (1984).
- A Perfect Spy: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (1986). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (1987).
- The Night Manager: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Page to Screen Award for Best Adapted Book (2017).
John Le Carre: Lists & Other Mentions
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1964.
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1974.
- Smiley's People was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1980.
- The Little Drummer Girl / A Death in the Family was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1983.
- A Perfect Spy was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1986.
- The Russia House was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1989.
- The Secret Pilgrim was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1991.
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John Le Carre: F.A.Q
When was John Le Carre Born?
John Le Carre was born on October 19th, 1931.
When did John Le Carre die?
John Le Carre died on December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old.
Where was John Le Carre Born?
John Le Carre was born in Poole, England.
What awards has John Le Carre won?
John Le Carre has won the following awards: Grand Master at the Edgar Award (1984) and the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1990).
What book awards has John Le Carre won?
What was the first book John Le Carre wrote?
The first novel written by John Le Carre was Call for the Dead, published in 1961.
What was the most recent book John Le Carre wrote?
His most recently released work was A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré on December 6th, 2022.
How many books has John Le Carre written?
John Le Carre has written 30 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 books in the George Smiley Series, 3 books in The Karla Trilogy Series, 17 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the John le Carr Short Story Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books.
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