John le Carré on his legacy as a spy-turned-novelist
Writers and Company
English - August 27, 2023 04:10 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsArts culture comedy news politics entrepreneurship interview health business leadership entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this conversation from 2017, the master of the political thriller John le Carré spoke with Eleanor at his home in London about his novel A Legacy of Spies, which saw the return of his most famous character, the enigmatic British spy George Smiley. Carré talks about Smiley's enduring appeal, and about drawing on his own experience in Britain's intelligence service during the height of the Cold War for his bestselling fiction. John le Carré died in Dec. 2020 at the age of 89.