Letters of John le Carré to be published in November

AP2011

A book coming out this fall will show readers a more personal side of the late John le Carré.

Viking announced Wednesday that “A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré” will be published Nov. 8. Edited by the author's son, Tim Cornwell, the book includes correspondence with Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Laurie and Alec Guinness, the actor famed for playing le Carré's fictional spy, George Smiley, in adaptations of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and other classic thrillers.