Most of us were first introduced to John le Carré via the very anti James Bond like spy master George Smiley. “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold”, “Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy” & Smiley’s People” and more. A spy with very human problems and no super power talents. He got things done by thinking.
“The Perfect Spy” another le Carré novel is the perfect spy book. Spies are not necessarily good or bad people, just people without a cause. They don’t know who to root for. Being authentic is difficult – “I’ll be who ever you need me to be”.
Since the end of the Soviet Union, spies have become people with causes, their own. Individualized causes are reasons for governments to be concerned. I am sure to be enlightened once again when I read “Most Wanted Man”
Here is the trailer for le Carré new book.
Books – John le Carré’s ‘Most Wanted Man’ – Cloak and Dagger in the Post-9/11 Age – NYTimes.com