![]() The novel's international money-laundering conspiracies aren't just fiction either. Le Carre based the book's shadowy main character on a renowned Russian criminal - actually named Dima. ![]() The book tells the tale of a Russian oligarch named Dima and the effort to help him defect and move to Britain. Le Carre - whose real name is David Cornwell - is a writer of fiction, so readers may be surprised to find out exactly how much of his latest book, Our Kind Of Traitor, is based in truth. The intelligence officer turned novelist has been spinning masterful spy stories since the 1960s - including The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - and has just released his 22nd novel. Wars and conflicts come and go, but the world of espionage lives on - and provides author John le Carre with ample material. Le Carre is a pseudonym - his real name is David Cornwell. ![]() ![]() John le Carre, a former British intelligence officer, is the author of many best-selling espionage thrillers including The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Constant Gardener. ![]()
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