His real name was David Cornwell and he was born in 1931.
Le Carré broke through in 1964 with the book "The spy who came in from the cold".
His books have been translated into 36 languages.
The book "Mullvaden" from 1979 became a film directed by Swedish Tomas Alfredsson in 2011, the film was named "Thinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".
John le Carré received several international awards.
Among other things, the Swedish Olof Palme Prize 2019, which is awarded by Albert Bonnier's publishers.