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John le Carré on secret courts, surveillance and the excessive influence of the CIA and MI6 on democratic institutions
John le Carré on secret courts, surveillance and the excessive influence of the CIA and MI6 on democratic institutions
The new novel will be Radio 4’s book at bedtime from 13 May, and will be read by Homeland’s Damian Lewis.
The author has spoken out against government plans for secret courts, reports The Times.
Test your knowledge in 20 questions from The Telegraph.
On the eve of his first ever appearance at Hay, John le Carré tells Jake Kerridge why, for his new novel, he has turned his unforgiving gaze on Britain.
‘John le Carré Has Not Mellowed With Age’ discovers Dwight Garner, when he visits the author at his home in Cornwall.
The Homeland actor tells The Telegraph why he decided to record A Delicate Truth for Radio 4.
As A Delicate Truth is broadcast as Radio 4’s book at bedtime, read by Damian Lewis, the author speaks to the BBC about what inspires his thrillers, and why there is still more to come.
To celebrate the release of the new novel, we’ve produced a short film inspired by the book.
Ian McEwan tells Jon Stock at The Telegraph about the pleasure of writing a spy novel with a twist – and why he believes it’s high time John le Carré won the Booker Prize.
‘… never predictable, and always exploring new frontiers… A Delicate Truth becomes progressively relentless and angry. Le Carré picks over the cynicism of the secret state with a kind of cold fury.’
Writes Robert McCrum.
‘With A Delicate Truth, le Carré has in a sense come home. And it’s a splendid homecoming… the novel is the most satisfying, subtle and compelling of his recent oeuvre’
Writes Marcel Berlins for The Times.
CIA spooks regularly review spy fiction for a classified in-house journal, rating John le Carré above American writers for his veracity, reports Jon Stock.
As reported in Empire Magazine, the Oscar-winning screenwriter is in advanced talks to script the feature film adaptation of John le Carré’s latest novel.