John le Carre was born in 1931. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service.His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, secured him a wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People.
His most autobiographical novel, A Perfect Sky, was followed by The Russia House, The Secret Pilgrim, The Night Manager, Our Game,The Tailor of Panama and Single and Single.
