Conversations with John le Carre (Literary Conversations Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1578066697 ISBN 13: 9781578066698

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 2004

Synopsis

John le Carré (b. 1931) is the pen name of David Cornwell. Under that pseudonym he has become the leading writer of contemporary spy thrillers. Tremendously popular and deeply influential, his novels feature a level of psychological depth and narrative complexity that makes them as rewarding as the most highly-touted literary fiction.

Weaving incisive political commentary, razor-sharp satire, and suspense, his work reflects upon and dissects both Cold War anxieties and the complications of social relationships. Several of his novels-including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Russia House, and The Tailor of Panama-have been adapted into award-winning movies.

In Conversations with John le Carré, the acclaimed writer talks about his craft, the nature of language, the literature that he loves, and the ways in which his own life influences the creation of, and characters within, his novels. He worked for the British Foreign Office in the 1960s, and although his works are dazzlingly informed about global politics, le Carré's voice is distinctively British.

His love of language, particularly the ways in which it can reveal or conceal thought and action, is evident in every piece here. In interviews with George Plimpton, Melvyn Bragg, and others, le Carré proves himself to be quick witted, engaging, and deeply passionate. Though often self-deprecating in his humor, le Carré reveals his commitment to the spy thriller and tells us why he thinks it is just as capable of exploring human consciousness as any other literary genre.

About this title

From the Publisher:

* Career-spanning interviews with the leading writer of the contemporary spy novel, one whose books have been made into many award-winning movies, among them "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold", "The Russia House", and "The Tailor of Panama"

* Features interviews ranging from 1965 to 1999, spanning the breadth of his literary career

* Includes interviews conducted by such notable figures as George Plimpton and Melvyn Bragg

* Provides the first collection of interviews with this extremely popular writer

About the Author:

Matthew J. Bruccoli is Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has written or edited thirty volumes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the standard biography, Some Sort of Epic Grandeur. Judith S. Baughman works in the Department of English at the University of South Carolina. With Bruccoli, she is also coeditor of Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald, published by University Press of Mississippi.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1578066697
• ISBN 13: 9781578066698
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198
• Editor: Bruccoli Matthew J., Baughman Judith S.