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Le Carré, John (Pseudonym of David Cornwell) 1931–

Le Carré, an English novelist, is one of the few thriller writers—Eric Ambler and Graham Greene are two others—able to create serious fiction, distinguished by insight into motivation and personality, without sacrificing the best qualities of the suspense novel. (See also CLC, Vols. 3, 5, 9, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.)

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