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John le Carré

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別名: David John Moore Cornwell
ペンネーム: John le Carré（Pen name used for his novels）

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性別
男性
生誕
1931-10-19 （Poole, Dorset, England）
死没
2020-12-12 （Truro, Cornwall, England） 89歳
国籍
United Kingdom, Ireland
言語
English
居住地歴
Poole (birth) → Hamburg (worked) → Bonn (worked) → Bern (studied) → Oxford (studied) → Truro (death)

経歴

職業
Novelist, Former intelligence officer (MI5/MI6), Screenwriter
活動期間
1961年〜2020年
所属
MI5 (Security Service), MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service)

学歴

University of Bern
期間: 1950年代（在籍）
国: Switzerland
Studied for a period during early career/education
Lincoln College, University of Oxford
期間: 1950年代（在籍）
国: United Kingdom
Studied at Oxford
Eton College (teaching post)
期間: 1950年代（教職）
国: United Kingdom
Taught for two years

受賞歴

Edgar Award — Best Novel
1965
対象作品: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
主催: Mystery Writers of America
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Call for the Dead

1961年 Spy fiction

Le Carré's debut novel featuring the early appearance of George Smiley; a spy story based on his intelligence experience.

EspionageMistrust
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Deadly Affair / Sidney Lumet (1966)
翻訳
  • Call for the Dead

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

1963年 Spy fiction

A Cold War spy novel that brought Le Carré international fame; Smiley appears in a supporting role.

Cold WarBetrayalMoral ambiguity
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / Martin Ritt (1965)
翻訳
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

1974年 Spy fiction

One of the major Smiley novels, dealing with a mole at the heart of the British intelligence service.

BetrayalSecrecyOrganizational decay
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy / Tomas Alfredson (2011)
  • [TV miniseries] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (BBC) (1979)
翻訳
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The Honourable Schoolboy

1977年 Spy fiction

Second volume of the Smiley trilogy, set partly in Southeast Asia during the Cold War.

Cold WarEspionage
翻訳
  • The Honourable Schoolboy

Smiley's People

1979年 Spy fiction

The concluding volume of the Smiley trilogy in which Smiley resolves the central mystery.

RetributionReflection
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV miniseries] Smiley's People (BBC) (1982)
翻訳
  • Smiley's People

The Little Drummer Girl

1983年 Spy fiction

A novel about a young actress entangled with espionage related to the Palestinian cause.

TerrorismPolitical manipulation
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Little Drummer Girl / George Roy Hill (1984)
  • [TV miniseries] The Little Drummer Girl (BBC) (2018)
翻訳
  • The Little Drummer Girl

A Perfect Spy

1986年 Spy fiction

A largely autobiographical novel exploring father-son relationships and espionage.

FamilyBetrayal
翻訳
  • A Perfect Spy

The Tailor of Panama

1997年 Spy fiction / Satire

A satirical spy novel about a tailor in Panama who becomes involved with intelligence operations.

Political satireEspionage
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Tailor of Panama / John Boorman (2001)
翻訳
  • The Tailor of Panama

The Constant Gardener

2001年 Spy fiction / Political thriller

A political thriller involving pharmaceutical companies and corruption; adapted into a film.

GlobalizationCorporate wrongdoing
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Constant Gardener / Fernando Meirelles (2005)
翻訳
  • The Constant Gardener

A Legacy of Spies

2017年 Spy fiction

A return to Smiley and a re-examination of past missions and moral responsibility.

Reckoning with the pastResponsibility
翻訳
  • A Legacy of Spies

Silverview

2021年 Spy fiction

Published posthumously as his final novel, concerns a small town and outside influences.

SecretsInterpersonal dynamics
翻訳
  • Silverview

全著作

  • Call for the Dead (1961)
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974)
  • The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)
  • Smiley's People (1979)
  • The Little Drummer Girl (1983)
  • A Perfect Spy (1986)
  • The Tailor of Panama (1997)
  • The Constant Gardener (2001)
  • A Legacy of Spies (2017)
  • Silverview (2021)

翻案

  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (film adaptation)
  • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (film & TV adaptations)
  • The Constant Gardener (film adaptation)
  • The Tailor of Panama (film adaptation)

作風・主題

文体
Calm, detailed proseRealistic style emphasizing internal psychologyDepiction of bureaucratic inner workings of intelligence services
頻出モチーフ
BetrayalMoral ambiguityCold War tensionsSecrecy and surveillance

健康

  • Pneumonia
    2020年（死没時）
    Cause of death

評価・遺産

He reinvented Cold War spy fiction with incisive portrayals of intelligence services' interiors, earning global acclaim. Many works were translated and adapted, cementing his place as a major figure in contemporary spy literature.

大衆文化への影響

  • Numerous film and television adaptations of his works have influenced popular culture

豆知識

  • Born David John Moore Cornwell.
  • Worked for MI5 and (briefly) MI6 early in his career, which influenced his fiction.
  • His son Nicholas Cornwell writes as Nick Harkaway.
  • It was disclosed posthumously that he had acquired Irish citizenship.