If you’ve never read John le Carre, here’s where to start – Sydney Morning Herald

John le Carre, who died aged 89 on Sunday morning, introduced George Smiley to the world in his first novel, Call for the Dead. The reader meets him through his estranged wife, Ann, who describes him as breathtaking ordinary. He was short, fat, and of a quiet disposition. But Smiley is far from ordinary. And while his relationship with Ann is the cause of grief, his professional life is far more satisfying.
Smiley is one of 20th century literatures great characters and even if le Carre had written…

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