Is anyone aware of biograpghies or magazine articles giving biographical information on LeCarre? I would appreciate any leads. Mike...
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Dylan Winslow
Dylani@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 30, 1999 6:40 pm
A few random thoughts. Feel free to respond to all, some or none of them. -The first character mentioned in the text of any published novel by John Le Carre...
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Starbuck78@xxx.xxx
Jul 31, 1999 12:54 am
Dylan, I have read all of LeCarre's books; however, I have never seen one of the movies that his books were based upon. How do they stack up to the books? ...
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Dylan Winslow
Dylani@xxxx.xxxx
Jul 31, 1999 3:13 pm
... Variously. Of the actual theatrical films "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" is probably the best. It is very dark and has, as you might expect, a very...
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Jim Turner
jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Aug 14, 1999 7:40 pm
First off I'd like to welcome all the new members of this mailing list. It's not a particularly high-volume list at present but I hope this will change in...
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Peter V. Spowart
builder@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Aug 24, 1999 5:57 am
Has anyone noticed how JLC is moving towards black comedy? Some of his stuff has several giggles per page. On another topic, how successful are his female ...
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Jim Turner
jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Aug 24, 1999 6:44 am
... black comedy? Some of his stuff has several giggles per page. There were some lighter moments in Tailor of Panama and The Russia House but I wouldn't say...
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Dylan Winslow
Dylani@xxxx.xxxx
Aug 24, 1999 1:35 pm
... I agree. This is most evident in his last two. There are a number of humorous lines throughout Single and Single (the first scene is a perfect example),...
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nrivkis@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Aug 24, 1999 2:15 pm
... Ann Smiley does not, IMO, play a marginal role, nor does Connie. They play small roles in terms of screen time but critical ones both for the plot and for...
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Jim Turner
jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Aug 25, 1999 3:40 pm
Anybody wishing to exchange audio tapes, please contact me privately: jturner@... cheers Jim...
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JHatzadony@xxx.xxx
Aug 28, 1999 3:20 am
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VNPG29@xxxxx.xxx
Aug 31, 1999 7:18 pm
Hi, I just found out about this list. I've enjoyed all of the books that I've read by John le Carré. There are a lot of books by le Carré - I've only read...
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Feinberg, Michael
mfeinber@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 31, 1999 7:21 pm
LeCarre was influenced by Fleming, but in a more roundabout fashion that you would suspect. The former's early books were actually a response to the James...
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VNPG29@xxxxx.xxx
Aug 31, 1999 7:46 pm
... books were >actually ... Mike You're right. Obviously, le Carré and Deighton strive for the "no glamor" approach with everyday people doing the "dirty...
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Andre Beckershoff
anbeck@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 4:06 pm
Hello there, I'm sorry that I can't provide any new things or web resources, but I have a question: After finishing "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" I tried to...
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Jim Turner
jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Sep 16, 1999 9:39 pm
I will check on these for you, but meanwhile you should look on the page containing publishing details at the front of the book, as the original title is...
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JHatzadony@xxx.xxx
Sep 16, 1999 11:37 pm
Andre, My German is terrible but I think that "Ein guter Soldat" is probably "A Perfect Spy." Cheers, John H......
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Alsteel
alsteel@xxxxx.xxxx
Sep 17, 1999 3:24 am
Hello to everyone. I enlisted a couple of months ago just before I went on vacation and so my apologies for not contributing immediately but I have been...
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ianf@xxxxxx.xxx
Sep 18, 1999 1:23 am
... LC writes only books, what other 'resources' of his were you expecting.... artsy video installation; a ballet? ;-)) However, as regards scarcity of our fav...
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Peter V. Spowart
builder@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Sep 18, 1999 3:09 am
Re the forming a group to nudge JLC into his next theme - great idea, but do we really want another Tailor of Panama, another "comedy of errors"? I would...
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Mike.Duffin@xxxxxxxx....
Mike.Duffin@xxxxxxxx....
Sep 18, 1999 11:49 am
Hallo! The honourable Schoolboy = Eine Art Held The little drummer girl=Die Libelle Smiley=Zusammenfassung von diverse Originaltiteln - meines wissens, kein ...
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Dylan Winslow
dylanw@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 20, 1999 5:06 am
... For one, I really enjoyed ToP. It made a refreshing change from Our Game, which I thought was an excellent book, but unrelentingly grim. ... While I think...
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Jim Turner
jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx...
Sep 20, 1999 6:35 am
I agree that a modern-day Smiley wouldn't work - the man's probably been dead the past 15 years - but why not a Smiley prequel? Jim...
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Peter V. Spowart
builder@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Sep 20, 1999 9:23 am
We recently learnt that John Le Carre has a researcher who trawls the net looking for themes and probably finding references to John Le Carre also. So how do...
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Peter V. Spowart
builder@xxxxx.xxx.xxx
Sep 20, 1999 9:23 am
We recently learnt that John Le Carre has a researcher who trawls the net looking for themes and probably finding references to John Le Carre also. So how do...
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Dylan Winslow
dylanw@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 21, 1999 10:34 pm
Note from the peanut gallery: read Secret Pilgrim. LeCarre makes it very clear, through Smiley, that there will be no more Smiley novels. There's plenty in...
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Feinberg, Michael
mfeinber@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 23, 1999 4:59 pm
Hello there everyone. I was just wondering if anyone knew of an address (not email) at which one could contact John LeCarre. At the risk of betraying my...
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Dylan Winslow
dylanw@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 24, 1999 1:24 pm
... As far as I know, he can be contacted via his publishers, Simon & Shuster. I have heard that he will sign books sent to him for that purpose. Including a...
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Faithmus@xxx.xxx
Oct 6, 1999 12:31 am
He had a fairly extensive book signing and lecture tour in the US when Single & Single was published. I couldn't work my schedule out to make any of...
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Faithmus@xxx.xxx
Oct 6, 1999 12:58 am
In a message dated 10/5/99 8:49:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lecarre-owner@onelist.com writes: << jturner@... ... thanks--I was pleased to see...
