John le Carré: I was beaten by my father, abandoned by my mother
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John le Carré obituary
29 mins | Dec 21, 2020
The acclaimed writer of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" passed away in December 2020, aged 89. Eric Homberger, from the Guardian, shares the author's obituary, whose spy novels chronicle how people’s lives play out in the corrupt setting of the cold war era and beyond.
