New York Times Bestsellers
John le Carre has placed 24 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 369 weeks on the charts. 7 titles reached #1.
56 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jan 1964
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40 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jun 1974 · 53 weeks across 3 NYT lists
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Reading Order
8 series · 47 booksThe Karla Trilogy Series
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | 1974 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | 🏆 James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1977Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Smiley's People | 1979 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize 1980Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
John Le Carre Other Novels
John Le Carre Short Stories/Novellas
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
John le Carr Short Story Collections
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarratt and the Draper of Watford (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
John Le Carre Non-Fiction Books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pigeon Tunnel | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré ( With: Tim Cornwell) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
John Le Carre Anthologies
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Not One More Death | 2006 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Ox-Tales: Fire | 2009 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré was a British Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).