Author. He was a British novelist. Before his literary career, he worked for Military Intelligence, Section 5 and the Secret Intelligence Service of England in the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote his first espionage novel in 1961 titled "Call for the Dead." His most notable being "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold" in 1963. He also wrote two George Smiley collections. The first in 1964 titled " The Incongruous Spy" and the second in 1982 titled "The Quest for Karla." From 1961 until 2018 he is credited with over 30 novels, standalones, short stories, non-fictions and screenplays. He was also the executive producer for 6 television and or films and an actor in 5 films. From 1963 until 2019 he received numerous awards for his writing. In addition in 2008, "The Times" ranked le Carré 22nd on its list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945"
Author. He was a British novelist. Before his literary career, he worked for Military Intelligence, Section 5 and the Secret Intelligence Service of England in the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote his first espionage novel in 1961 titled "Call for the Dead." His most notable being "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold" in 1963. He also wrote two George Smiley collections. The first in 1964 titled " The Incongruous Spy" and the second in 1982 titled "The Quest for Karla." From 1961 until 2018 he is credited with over 30 novels, standalones, short stories, non-fictions and screenplays. He was also the executive producer for 6 television and or films and an actor in 5 films. From 1963 until 2019 he received numerous awards for his writing. In addition in 2008, "The Times" ranked le Carré 22nd on its list of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945"
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