John le Carre: The Biography, by Adam Sisman
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The definitive biography of the internationally adored author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and A Perfect Spy—arguably one of the most important and influential writers of the post-World War II period—by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning biographer Adam Sisman.
In this definitive biography—blessed by John le Carré himself—Adam Sisman reveals the man behind the bestselling persona. In John le Carré, Sisman shines a spotlight on David Cornwell, an expert at hiding in plain sight—“born to lying,” he wrote in 2002, “bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practiced in it as a novelist.”
Of course, the pseudonym “John le Carré” has helped to keep the public at a distance. Sisman probes Cornwell’s unusual upbringing, abandoned by his mother at the age of only five and raised by his con man father (when not in prison), and explores his background in British intelligence, as well as his struggle to become a writer, and his personal life. Sisman has benefited from unfettered access to le Carré’s private archive, talked to the most important people in his life, and interviewed the man himself at length.
Who is John le Carré? Intriguing, thorough, and packed with entertaining detail, this biography will be a treat for the legions of le Carré fans.
John le Carre: The Biography, by Adam Sisman- Amazon Sales Rank: #190586 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.65" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 672 pages
Review “What could have been a cloying hagiography or a lurid warts-and-all exposé is instead a balanced, focused and compelling study of a man of depth and individuality… This biography expertly shows how distance, distrust and even disillusionment have informed Mr le Carré and influenced his bestselling fiction.” (The Economist)“In John le Carré: The Biography, Mr. Sisman creates an insightful and highly readable portrait of a writer and a man who has often been as elusive and enigmatic as his fictional heroes.” (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)“Loose threads are what fascinate most about Adam Sisman’s biography of David Cornwell, who at 84 still writes and publishes knotty, brainy thrillers under the pseudonym John le Carré…Best of all, Sisman provides aficionados of le Carré‘s fiction with canny assessments of, and inside information on all his written work.” (USA Today)“The major themes of Adam Sisman’s meticulously researched John le Carré: The Biography are twofold: the desperate search for love and artful self-invention through spying and writing fiction . . . . [the book] is unfailingly engrossing.” (San Francisco Chronicle)“John le Carré: The Biography is a candid and enthralling account of heartache, betrayal and adventure, and how hard facts helped create great fiction.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)“Admiring without being toadying, detailed without being overstuffed, highly readable and, above all, knowledgeable about the work. . . . Sisman is the kind of thorough, serious writer who inspires trust...and what we take away is a new appreciation of le Carré‘s full range.” (Joseph Kanon for The New York Times Book Review)“It is a disappointment to reach the end of John le Carré which is admirably scholarly.” (Wall Street Journal)“Sisman has written an admirable biography. It’s at its best when recounting...David’s struggles to escape from his father’s malign influence and find purpose in life, which he did when the worldwide success of his third novel...liberated him to write full time.” (The Financial Times)“John le Carré shows us that the novelist’s real life is just as fascinating as those le Carré depicts in his novels…There’s a con-artist, larger-than-life father; a destructive, blockbuster affair with a good friend’s wife; dust-ups with publishers; and tetchy relationships with various movie stars.” (The Oregonian (Portland))“A fascinating [and] superb biography, bristling with fresh insights.” (BBC.com)“A talented biographer brings the great spy novelist in from the cold.” (Washington Independent Review of Books)“The definitive [authorized!] biography of the internationally adored author of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”-arguably one of the most important and influential writers of the post-World War II period-by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning biographer Adam Sisman.” (My Edmonds News (Seattle, WA))
About the Author Adam Sisman has written four previous biographies, including An Honourable Englishman: The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper; The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge; and Boswell s Presumptuous Task, which was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times book prize and received a National Books Critics Circle award in 1999. He lives in Bristol, England.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. The Perfect Novel Seller By Michael Heckman A big disappointment. After the story brings him up to young adulthood and success, he discovers his wife, the mother of his three children, is not good enough for him. Reporting that is not the biographer's fault, but thereafter, the Jules and Jim details are vague beyond comprehension, and the story skips past the later novels like an express train whizzing past local stations. More time than is warranted is spent on discussing the casting of the movies made of the novels and his wrangling with his publishers over financial terms. Perhaps arguing about money is now more important to the subject than any creative impulses. I can understand that, but it's not interesting reading.
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful. fabulous honest bio By Lassie, loves literature and music This is a terrific biography and a real page turner. I highly recommend particularly if you have enjoyed John LeCarre's ( David Cornwell's) novels over the years. Much insight into how he incorporated people from his life into his many novels,
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Magnificant "warts and all" biography of one of the world's most popular and enigmatic novelists; a biographical tour de force By Ranger Adam Sisman has written the consummate biography of one of the world's most popular and enigmatic novelists, David Cornwell, better known to the world as John le Carré. For over 60 years, John le Carré wrote novels that defined his times. From the ultimate early Cold War spy thriller, The Spy Who came In from the Cold; to the semi-autobiographical, 60s existential crisis novel, The Naïve and Sentimental Lover; through the masterful George Smiley/Circus collection of novels; to his brilliantly crafted stand-alone novels, The Little Drummer Girl and A Perfect Spy (also semi-autobiographical); down to his outstanding post-Cold War books depicting the nefarious worlds of arms dealers, washed out secret agents, ruthless international corporations and earnest but corruptible non-government agency do-gooders -- nobody caught the mood of the moment better than John le Carré. And few authors since Joseph Conrad have ever transcended genre to create such genuine literary examinations of the human condition. Part of le Carré's success had to do with the mystique he created about himself and his past. This was due to his complicated and tormented early life at the hands of his father, the infamous con man, Ronnie Cornwell whose ability to lie and manipulate others reached socio-pathic levels. While le Carré hinted at the dark and mysterious forces that made him who he was in many of his novels, he wasn't able to really purge himself of his father's shadow until the elder Cornwell died and le Carré was able to write about him freely as the con man father, Rick, of the tormented MI6 traitor Magnus Pym in A Perfect Spy. For the last 25 years, several notables have offered to write le Carré's biography. All met with stiff resistance from their complicated potential subject. Thank goodness for Adam Sisman. Not only has he written a brilliant biography, he has managed to capture some of the spirit of le Carré's own writing spirit in unraveling a most complicated human being. This is a tastefully wrought "warts and all" biography. Gorgeous and delicious (two words I never thought I would ever use to describe a book) despite clocking in at 600 pages, the devoted le Carré fan will find it difficult to put down for more than a few moments (to eat and breathe, one hopes). And oddly enough, le Carré authorized this biography, a real triumph for Sisman as le Carré has not only been secretive over the years but downright bristling with moral outrage when slighted. Sisman unravels the real le Carré, David Cornwell, son of Ronnie and one-time MI5 and MI6 operative, a sometimes contradictory and bitter moral conscience for the decline of Great Britain in the 20th century, and a man who finds himself re-writing his own past as fact and fiction blur his recollections. Sisman, in fact, bravely and often exposes le Carré's "false memories" and acknowledges these as the result of a life mired in duplicity and fictionalized in art. And this is more than just a biography of a man, it captures the entire post-war era in its depictions of other creative minds and the events that shaped them. For this reason alone I would recommend this book to non-le Carré fans (who will be seduced into reading le Carré's novels by the time they finish this biography). The accompanying photographs and comments are well done. Adam Sisman has performed a wonderful service here. Some may be disturbed by the reality behind the legend -- Sisman is unafraid to correct misconceptions that have morphed into mythology -- but the end result is better than legend anyway. Highly, highly recommended.
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