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John le Carré Gives No Truth, Only Betrayal in ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’
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John le Carré Gives No Truth, Only Betrayal in ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’

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Chris Barsanti
/ 18 October 2023

Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel follows a wily, cynical, yet chipper John le Carré down a rabbit hole of Cold War moral ambiguity.

John le Carré’s ‘A Legacy of Spies’ Has That Old Dark Magic
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John le Carré’s ‘A Legacy of Spies’ Has That Old Dark Magic

By
Chris Barsanti
/ 6 November 2017

A Legacy of Spies, John le Carré’s first George Smiley novel since 1990, finds the spymaster’s old henchman forced to excavate the details of a long-buried mission they both wish they could forget.

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The Spent, Dishonest Men of ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’

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Sarah Boslaugh
/ 4 October 2013
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John le Carré’s ‘A Delicate Truth’ Is an Ugly Business

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Chris Barsanti
/ 16 May 2013
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‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Provides a Master Class in Acting — as well as Spying

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Lynnette Porter
/ 19 March 2012
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Talk About Getting Lost In a Book: Our Favorite Fiction of 2011

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PopMatters Staff
/ 8 March 2012
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John le Carré’s ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ Reheats the Cold War

By
Lynnette Porter
/ 24 October 2011

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