Tag Archives: John Le Carre

a tale with spies and corruption (film: The Tailor of Panama – John Boorman, 2001)

I miss John le Carré so much. I had gotten used to his novels coming out once every 2 or 3 years and would look forward to the release of the first paperback edition which I could afford to buy … Continue reading

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between the Cold Wars (film: Our Kind of Traitor – John le Carré, 2016)

I’m a big fan of John le Carré. He is one of my favorite writers in one of my favorite literary genres – spy thrillers. His books are very “cinematic” in the structure, and it is no surprise that they … Continue reading

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Carte: Lohn Le Carre – A Delicate Truth

Limba romana pare sa fi precedat engleza in a descoperi sau inventa o expresie care asociaza fluieratul cu ireverenta, si lipsa de frica fata de autoritatea si disciplina consacrata incorporata in notiunea de ‘whistleblower’. ‘A fluiera in biserica’ spuneau romanii … Continue reading

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The Film that Comes from the Cold (Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, after John le Carre, 2011)

A few weeks after coming to Israel as a new immigrant in 1984 I started to borrow books from the public library in Lod. The first book that I ever read after becoming a free man was John Le Carre‘s … Continue reading

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Carte: John Le Carre – Our Kind of Traitor

Spionajul si soarta si dilemele oamenilor angrenati in acesta activitate este subiect pentru literatura britanica de mai bine de un secol, inca din perioada in care imperiul unde soarele nu apune niciodata inca mai exista si se lupta pentru supravietuire … Continue reading

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