John le Carré: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	David John Moore Cornwell
Born	October 19, 1931 • Poole • England
Died	December 12, 2020 (aged 89) • Truro • England
Awards And Honors	Edgar Award (1965)
Notable Works	“A Delicate Truth” • “A Legacy of Spies” • “A Most Wanted Man” • “A Perfect Spy” • “Absolute Friends” • “Agent Running in the Field” • “Call for the Dead” • “Our Game” • “Our Kind of Traitor” • “Silverview” • “Smiley’s People” • “The Constant Gardener” • “The Honourable Schoolboy” • “The Little Drummer Girl” • “The Night Manager” • “The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life” • “The Russia House” • “The Secret Pilgrim” • “The Spy Who Came In from the Cold” • “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”