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The definitive biography of the undisputed giant of English literature, a man whose true story has long remained hidden behind the fictional world of his books.
"Comprehensive and captivating... it is impossible to imagine this life being any better" - WILLIAM BOYD, NEW STATESMAN
"Smail himself could not have done a better job" - SUNDAY TIMES
Long after the publication of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, which brought John le Carré to worldwide prominence, David Cornwell, the man behind the pseudonym, remained an enigma. In this definitive biography, written with unprecedented access to the author himself, Adam Sisman offers an illuminating portrait of a fascinating and mysterious writer.
In Cornwell's lonely childhood, Adam Sisman reveals the roots of the themes of love and abandonment that dominated le Carré's imagination: his mother's departure when he was five, followed by "six neglected years" in the adverse care of his father, a man full of energy and charm, but also a con artist and a hunter. And in Cornwell's adult life - from his recruitment by MI5 and MI6, to his marriage and family life, culminating in his emergence as the master of espionage fiction - Sisman explores the concept of espionage and its significance in human terms.
Written with exclusive access to David Cornwell, his private archive, and his most significant people—family, friends, enemies, former colleagues in intelligence agencies, and ex-lovers—and including rich photographic material never published before, Adam Sisman's highly insightful and ever-revealing biography brings to light a man whose life was as complex and treacherous as his novels. "I am a liar," Cornwell once wrote. "Born to lie, raised in it by an industry that lies for a living, practicing it as a novelist." This book is the definitive biography of a great writer, whom Richard Osman has described as "the most brilliant, wise storyteller we've ever had."
Pages: 704, Year of Publication: 0601, Dimensions: 11.6x11.6cm
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 672
- Type
- Biography
- Publication Date
- 2016
- Dimensions
- 12x19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781408849460
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