Episode · The Book Review · 2024-11-08
Books mentioned on What It's Like to Write a New John le Carré Novel
Gilbert Cruz discussed Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré, and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré. Nick Harkaway discussed A legacy of spies by John le Carré and The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Karla's Choice
Discussed“he can tell us that himself because he's here on the podcast to discuss his novel Carla's Choice”
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré is a classic espionage novel that follows veteran British intelligence agent George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole high up in the Circus.
Discussed“so Nick I'm glad I reread the Spy Who Came in from the cold before picking up Carla choice you you chose to set Carla choice between that book and Tinker Taylor”
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré is a renowned espionage novel that explores the gritty, bleak, and morally ambiguous realities of Cold War intelligence work.
Discussed“so Nick I'm glad I reread the Spy Who Came in from the cold before picking up Carla choice you you chose to set Carla choice between that book and Tinker Taylor”
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A legacy of spies
Discussed“and then much later looking back when he wrote Legacy of spies which came out I think in 2017 he was suddenly horrified by Smiley's involvement in in the operation in home from the cold”
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The Secret Pilgrim
Discussed“I didn't actually go on to secret Pilgrim I skipped that because those are beautiful vignettes of Smiley's life”
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Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
“for some books like Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy a perfect spy The Spy Who Came in from the cold or or a lot of spies here are simply among their favorite works of literature”
“for some books like Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy a perfect spy The Spy Who Came in from the cold or or a lot of spies here are simply among their favorite works of literature”
Passing A Perfect Spy
“for some books like Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy a perfect spy The Spy Who Came in from the cold or or a lot of spies here are simply among their favorite works of literature”
Passing Call for the Dead
“I actually read the early ones I read call for the dead a murder of quality and the spark came from the cold”
Passing A murder of quality
“I actually read the early ones I read call for the dead a murder of quality and the spark came from the cold”
Passing Titanium Noir
“Nick harway author of the gonaway world titanium Noir and many others as well as this year's Carlos Choice”
Passing Karla's Choice
“Nick harway author of the gonaway world titanium Noir and many others as well as this year's Carlos Choice”
Passing The Gone-Away World
“Nick harway author of the gonaway world titanium Noir and many others as well as this year's Carlos Choice”