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Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway review – this continuation of le Carré is a treat

A new story about cold war spymaster George Smiley written by John le Carré’s son expertly evokes the atmosphere of the originals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway review – the Circus is back in town

John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic tales

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

‘There was eye-watering fear’: John le Carré’s son on writing a new George Smiley novel

Nick Harkaway was a successful novelist in his own right when his brothers asked him to continue their late father’s spy series. Could he pull it off? Plus an exclusive extract from his novel, Karla’s Choice

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold review – first staging of le Carré classic is a hot ticket

This adaptation of the cold war spy thriller elegantly compresses the narrative and boasts star-making performances

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

Love Slow Horses? The 10 best movies with Gary Oldman

It’s the perfect time to combat the wait for the explosive return of Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses season 4 with a host of awesome Oldman projects.

Tom’s Guide · Jan 7, 2024

My favourite fictional character: George Smiley is unattractive, overweight, a terrible dresser – and a better spy than James Bond

I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasn’t all that much to do. I remember spending a lot of time at the local cinema. You had to drive to get there. I watched pretty much anything I could.

The Conversation · Jan 1, 2024

Letter: Joss Ackland obituary

Tom Stubbs writes: Both actors – Joss Ackland and Alec Guinness –are at the top of their game

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

Gary Oldman: cinema’s master of disguise returns as Slow Horses’ seedy spook

As the Oscar-winning actor returns to his filthy desk as Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV+ espionage thriller, we look at the man behind many masks

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

John le Carré’s son to write new George Smiley novel

Nicholas Cornwell will return his father’s best-loved spy to the page in a new novel set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023

Friday essay: the secret lives of Ian Fleming and John Le Carré – the spymasters shaped by a lack of parental love

In 2022, writer Suleika Dawson published an intimate, refreshingly candid first-hand account of her passionate extramarital affair with David Cornwell – who worked as an intelligence agent for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and early 1960s, and wrote spy novels using the pseudonym John le Carré.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023