I was lucky enough to interview David Cornwell once at his house in Cornwall. He was magnificent, angry, indiscreet https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/slinkers-jailers-soldiers-lies/article660575/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
Slinkers, jailers, soldiers, lies

Taking aim at a post-9/11 world of knee-jerk militarism, government surveillance and 'extraordinary rendition,' one-time spy John Le Carré sits down with Elizabeth Renzetti at his cliff-side Cornish...

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We drank a lot that day (I missed my train) and he gave me one of my favourite quotes, on how to spot a spy at an embassy party: "He's the very charming 35-year-old chap who has some strange private passion like running greyhounds, a little bit of larceny, and a language or two."
And I hope all you struggling writers remember the editor who rejected The Spy Who Came in From the Cold: "You're welcome to le Carre -- he hasn't got any future"
Finally, the wrenching ending of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. A gutpunch set to Julio Iglesias
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