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John Le Carré on his new spy novel, A Delicate Truth
This week, a brand new interview with John Le Carré. We last spoke to him in 2010 and he was so articulate and charming that we were delighted to have a chance to speak with him again. His newest spy thriller, A Delicate Truth, is published by Viking.
John le Carré on his legacy as a spy-turned-novelist
The master of the political thriller talks to Eleanor Wachtel about his storied career as both a spy and a writer, and discusses his new book, A Legacy of Spies, which sees the return of his most iconic character, George Smiley.
"... So you simply pointed out to Mother, is a person started right now they'd probably get out of the city easily ..."
"What worries me ... Grandma's got a much better batting average than all three of 'em ..."
"Now personally, I rather admire Dulles ..."
"You could be wrong ... Magicians roll up their sleeves before they start in too ..."
"George, forget the monthly bills, the tax notices and the H Bomb for a moment and give me a hand with the Thanksgiving turkey."
"World in a mess, freedom at stake, peace threatened ... and what are you trying to preserve out of it? ... raspberry jam."
"D'you realize, if our horse comes in, we can build that little fallout shelter we always wanted."
"Henry, I DO wish you'd stop thinking that way ..."
["Lions get Joe Kapp"]
"Use missiles to go sight seeing to mars with the Reds ... pure fantasy."
Ben Macintyre tells the fascinating true story of the only woman to become a top Soviet spy
British writer and journalist Ben Macintyre captures the high-stakes world of espionage in his bestselling nonfiction thrillers. His latest book, Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy, centres on a German communist who flew under the radar as a housewife and mother of three in the almost exclusively male world of espionage.