December 1986 Issue [Readings] Le Carré: the Dishonorable Spy Adjust Share by John le Carré, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century American Espionage George (Fictitious character) John Le Carré Moral and ethical aspects Moral conditions Smiley United States More from John le Carré High Praise From a 1992 letter written by John le Carré (David John Moore Cornwell) to Philip Roth, sent after le Carré read a draft of Roth’s Operation Shylock. The letter is… The Republic of Literature From the novel Silverview Afterword I wrote The Spy Who Came in from the Cold at the age of thirty under intense, unshared, personal stress, and in extreme privacy. As an intelligence officer in the… Adjust Share