The startling honesty of this fascinating interview reflects the shadow boxing interplay of John LeCarres ouevre. Mr LeCarre is the pre-eminent painter of quiet existential despair, the life of the double-dealing spy as metaphor for the lives of quiet desperation we all ostensibly live, reflecting the every day mask of propriety society demands of us all.
I for one complletely believe the utter guilelessness the famous author purports to evince here, and it is both fascinating and touching. His horrific childhood, bookmarked by a conscience-free, jailbait con-man father and the mother that abandoned him as a young child, is coined as the "credit card" for his art.
This is not the world of James Bond, but the gray world of betrayal without moral absolutes. In the end, this respectful interview hoping to get at the heart of this great author is as poignant as any of his beautifully crafted, universally sad novels.
I for one complletely believe the utter guilelessness the famous author purports to evince here, and it is both fascinating and touching. His horrific childhood, bookmarked by a conscience-free, jailbait con-man father and the mother that abandoned him as a young child, is coined as the "credit card" for his art.
This is not the world of James Bond, but the gray world of betrayal without moral absolutes. In the end, this respectful interview hoping to get at the heart of this great author is as poignant as any of his beautifully crafted, universally sad novels.