The author David Cornwell (whose pen name was John le Carré) shark-fishing near his home in Cornwall, England, August 1974.
Photo: Ben Martin/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty ImagesWhen John le Carré contemplated writing an autobiography, he hired two detectives to investigate his life.
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Though le Carré was “apparently open” in their interviews, Mr. Sisman “quickly learned not to rely on anything he said.” Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, was “a performer,” a method novelist.
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