John le Carre

  • "A great country is being propelled by the wrong forces"

    John le Carre talks about his new war-on-terror novel, the "medieval stupidity" of the Bush administration's misuse of intelligence, and why he wound up marching against the war in Iraq.
    By Laura Miller January 5, 2004

  • John Boorman

    The director of "The Tailor of Panama" talks about his movie, James Dickey, John le Carri, J.R.R. Tolkien and brothel etiquette.
    By Stephen Lemons April 2, 2001

  • "The Tailor of Panama"

    John Boorman tries on John le Carré's stylish tale of tropical corruption and finds it fits him like a glove.
    By Charles Taylor March 30, 2001

  • "The Constant Gardener" by John le Carré

    In his darkest novel yet, the master of literary espionage pits a mild-mannered diplomat against a greedy pharmaceutical company that tortures and murders its critics.
    By Bill Wyman February 2, 2001

  • Le Carré the spy

    The author talks about working in the "secret world" during the Cold War and why he's a total bore.
    Interview by George Plimpton December 8, 2000

  • Blame the hookers

    A film crew in Panama is too tired to work after sampling local specialties.
    By Jack Boulware October 4, 2000

  • The Salon Interview: Ken Follett

    The thriller-master talks about Bob Dylan, working with Ross Perot and why he prefers the creature comforts of a luxury hotel to the perilous terrain of his heroes.
    By David Bowman December 2, 1998

  • The year in books

    Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997
    By Dwight Garner December 24, 1997

  • Personal Best: Right Ho, Jeeves

    "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P .G . Wodehouse
    By John Le Carre September 30, 1996
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