John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a kiss-and-tell

Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by jasonladuke0311 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:16PM (#33254780)

His son (Nick Harkaway) is one of my favorite authors, and one of the best in SF right now.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by taude on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:34PM (#33254996)

which book would you suggest someone starts with?

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by dustyscreams on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:24PM (#33255892)

The Gone Away World is my personal favorite - creative (and outright bonkers in a sophisticated way), funny, and deeply humane.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by taude on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @06:02PM (#33268423)

Thanks. Added to my reading list.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by Arrath on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:05PM (#33255269)

I'm just finishing up Nick's 'Gnomon', and it has blown my mind. It's been quite a while since a book has enthralled me just as as this.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @05:57AM (#33259822)

FWIW, _Gnomon_ is IMHO a sprawling mess that has pretentious metaphors and numerous loosely connected strands. Like _Cloud Atlas_ but with less structure and more tangents.

You may be OK with that (and I am); but if you aren't, it won't be for you.

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