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GEORGE SMILEY
Estonia throw away from gentle Skut and a violent pastEstonia is country in northern Europe that is not discovered a lot. The country features in fictional characters like Skut the fighter pilo...
08 Jun, 2024, 10.16 PM IST
Parlez-Vous Na'vi?' 'No, Kreegah Bundolo!Conlangs need not have geographical or zoological boundaries. Undeterred by the minor consideration that he'd never visited the African con...
01 Apr, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
How plausible is a Delhi jail scene from a John Le Carré novel? Quite, actuallySenior bureaucrats, all capable and undoubtedly patriotic, were of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), and therefore, British-trained and part ...
23 Oct, 2021, 09.34 PM IST
From a prison cell in Delhi to Kuldeep Yadav’s tortuous bowling action, India is an unlikely presence in le Carré’s worksA sweat-drenched prison cell in Delhi is where George Smiley first met Karla, later the Soviet spymaster, urged him to defect and failed, l...
19 Dec, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
1931-2020: A tribute to John Le Carré, the grand poet of liesAs a boy, he ‘explained’ his father’s long absences by describing him as a ‘spy’.
15 Dec, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
John le Carre -master of Brit spy thrillers, and the man who gave us George Smiley -passes away at 89 after battling pneumoniaHe wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career that spanned over six decades.
14 Dec, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Russia’s Sherlock link is elementaryAs the tit-for-tat measures being taken — or threatened — by Britain and Russia have rekindled memories of the Cold War
15 Mar, 2018, 11.10 PM IST
View: The liberals flaunting ‘Not In My Name’ placards got it wrongThe past week witnessed an ugly incident that led to a young Muslim boy being subjected to a murderous assault in a commuter train in Harya...
02 Jul, 2017, 11.33 AM IST
Dream Theatre signs licensing deals with Smiley CO, Mr. Maker and OggyJiggy George, founder and CEO of Dream Theatre, said, “We are delighted to be working and representing some of the best brands.
13 Feb, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Poke Me: India should have sheltered Edward SnowdenIndia has buckled to US pressure to deny Snowden asylum. It is said this is in gratitude for American intelligence on Pak-sponsored terror ...
03 Jul, 2013, 05.25 PM IST
Nobody but le Carre’s ace spymaster can get to the bottom of Boris Berezovsky’s death mysteryThe death of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky should provide grist for Smiley’s re-resurrection by John le Carre.
27 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Why India never succeeded in establishing espionage mythologyIt is fair to say that independent India never quite succeeded in establishing a popular espionage mythology. Was this due to the fact Indi...
26 Aug, 2012, 11.30 AM IST