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David Cornwell, George Smiley and Alec Guinness
A few days ago my cousin Ben Wittes devoted his podcast, In Lieu of Fun, to John le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell. Ben and his podner, Kate Klonick, had as their guest Pete Strzok; this was a certifiably … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged A Legacy of Spies, Alec Guinness, Ben Wittes, Bridge on the River Kwai, Call For The Dead, David Cornwell, Great Expectations, Honourable School Boy, In Lieu of Fun, John le Carre, Kate Klonick, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lavender Hill Mob, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Peter Strzok, Pride and Prejudice, Smiley's People, spycraft, The Horse's Mouth, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tunes of Glory
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What is Trump to Putin? His “shithouse cleaner”
David Cornwell (John Le Carré), a man of supernal intelligence in deep state secrets and spies, inserts a slashing contemporary opinion in his latest novel, Agent Running In The Field. He places this opinion in the mouth of Arkady, a … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Crimea, David Cornwell, Donald Trump, John le Carre, NATO, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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A fictional Robert Mueller?
Last night I finished re-reading Call For The Dead, David Cornwell’s first spy novel. I don’t know how many times I’ve read it. This, and a few other great crime novels, are collectively my security blanket while I am in … Continue reading
Posted in Mueller investigation
Tagged Call For The Dead, David Cornwell, Dieter Frey, George Smiley, John le Carre
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