![]() ![]() It was a brilliant, psychological portrait of spying and of betrayal and of the decline of British power." Stephen King, the best-selling US author, called le Carre "a literary giant and a humanitarian spirit". ![]() "It's an incredibly engrossing tale and very deep, and it transformed the writing of spy fiction. Harris told Sky News television "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" was a "masterpiece". His friend, the novelist Robert Harris, called le Carre "one of those writers who really was not only a brilliant writer but he also penetrated popular culture - and that's a great rarity". "We know they share our sadness," they added. "We all grieve deeply his passing," they said, thanking staff at the hospital in Cornwall, southwest England, for their care. His wife of nearly 50 years, Jane, and sons Nicholas, Timothy, Stephen and Simon, said in a statement that he died on Saturday night after a short battle with pneumonia. ![]()
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