News of the death of John le Carré at the age of 89 has left me feeling bereft. I no longer have the wit to put into words all that I think of this extraordinary man, so I have to content myself by saying that he was and is one of our greatest writers and that he was an honourable, decent, kind and very generous man.
There is an excellent interview with John le Carré conducted by Mark Lawson a few years back (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006mj91/mark-lawson-talks-to) on the BBC iPlayer, which gives some small idea of his stature and the range of his learning and interests.
And here's another one dating from 2000:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p091f50w/john-le-carre-the-secret-centre
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