Walter Shapiro

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@mauryisl Too many start with "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold." In the second sentence of "Call," we learn that Lady Ann in 1947 left George for a Cuban race car driver. But she also said that she could never leave him. It's all there in the first two paragraphs. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 13, 2020

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John le Carre's genius was that he could make us care so deeply about George Smiley, whom he introduced at the opening of "Call for the Dead" (1961) with this description: "Short, fat and of quiet disposition, he appeared to spend a lot of money on really bad clothes." — PolitiTweet.org

With much sadness, I must announce the passing of one the world’s great writers - John le Carré.… https://t.co/XMTGfWhQrt

Posted Dec. 13, 2020

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@mauryisl @manerdm Reread "Call for the Dead" about five years ago. Your quotes almost make me want to read it for the third time. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 14, 2020