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Norfolk
·One of the finest novelists of the last 50 years.
RIP John Le Carre
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TimeODanaos
·A fascinating life, often reflected in his pages. No deep understanding of Englishness - from the discomforts of a chap's origins, to their secret love of Germany - is complete without reading him. RIP Mr Cornwell, and thanks.
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vintage hab
·One of my very favorite authors, I’ve read most of his works. RIP.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member"I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them."
- John le Carré
Fantastic writer, and observer. RIP
- John le Carré
Fantastic writer, and observer. RIP
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kip595
·Truly a legend. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold remains one of the finest spy novels ever written, IMHO.
May he and Fleming being having a cuppa somewhere and arguing literature and espionage - R.I.P.
May he and Fleming being having a cuppa somewhere and arguing literature and espionage - R.I.P.
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Charlemagne1333
·How would one set a ‘honeytrap’ without John le Carré?
His novels also translated well to films. Gary Oldman’s portrayal of a reticent Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, summed up the whole spy novel premise of trusting no one.
A literary great
His novels also translated well to films. Gary Oldman’s portrayal of a reticent Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, summed up the whole spy novel premise of trusting no one.
A literary great
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kaapstadflaneur
·One of the absolute best -- so much more than just a genre writer. The Karla Trilogy, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, and A Perfect Spy are more than just thrillers, they're literary novels of the highest order. Some of Le Carre's later books bordered on polemical and lacked the nuance of his earlier Cold War work, but they were nonetheless worth reading for his elegant prose, dry wit, and unique turns of phrase. A major loss. RIP.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberOne of the absolute best -- so much more than just a genre writer.
Agreed. When I am asked about my favorite writers, he is always on the list, and the fact that he is known for spy novels is purely coincidental.
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·How would one set a ‘honeytrap’ without John le Carré?
His novels also translated well to films. Gary Oldman’s portrayal of a reticent Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, summed up the whole spy novel premise of trusting no one.
A literary great
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Huge fan ... 2020 has been a very rough year. His last interview with Teri Gross on “Fresh Air” still haunts me. His depth of perception on the world, geopolitics, the human condition will be sorely missed. BTW.... Fresh Air on NPR is broadcasting both of Terri’s interviews today. They are terrific.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
–JLC
–JLC
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Charlemagne1333
·The Oldman version is good but the earlier making of Tinker Tailor with Alec Guinness is a true masterpiece, more brooding, thoughtful and considerably more darkly menacing than the Oldman version.
Oldman’s version differs, in that 90% of the narrative is expressed through his eyes. His abilty to convey distrust by saying nothing is estimable - a quality more relevant for our times...
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberSome excellent thoughts from a variety of writers in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...ered-margaret-atwood-john-banville-ian-rankin
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...ered-margaret-atwood-john-banville-ian-rankin
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Gav1967
·What a great loss one of my favourite authors. I have all his books and the one of the only authors I re-read on a regular basis
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Norfolk
·Me too...collected early first editions then got every new one for last 30 years. A brilliant writer of the human condition...like Greene.
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size11s
·He was indeed a great wordsmith, apologies in advance!
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88cut
·Does anyone know if he's wearing an Omega in this picture? Could be a quartz Seamaster from the 80s
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·Here's another picture
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Makesbelieve
·It does look like a Quartz Deville or Seamaster from the later 70's early 80's but as it doesn't have the Omega symbol I'd rule either of those two out (unless it was retouched for legal reasons).
Whatever the brand name is it's pretty short as it seems to be the same length as the word below, which given the smallness of the crown is probably ‘QUARTZ’. What about the DOXA 4190 from the 1980s... the crown isn't the same but it definitely has a similar square rather than rectangular shape and matches from a word length perspective.
Whatever the brand name is it's pretty short as it seems to be the same length as the word below, which given the smallness of the crown is probably ‘QUARTZ’. What about the DOXA 4190 from the 1980s... the crown isn't the same but it definitely has a similar square rather than rectangular shape and matches from a word length perspective.
