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Le Carre is definitely more on the literary side, and was likely a big influence in the history of the genre. Also, he was an actual spy, I believe at one poin

by taude 4y ago

Le Carre is definitely more on the literary side, and was likely a big influence in the history of the genre. Also, he was an actual spy, I believe at one point in his career.

tptacek 4y ago
So was Ian Fleming!
- queuebert 4y ago
  Fleming was involved in Operation Mincemeat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
- taude 4y ago
  I didn't know that. Ian obviously had more fun as a spy!
wglb 4y ago
He became not a spy when Kim Philby outed large numbers of the spies.