John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal

The author, who died on Saturday, “had a knack for language of every variety,” our critic Dwight Garner writes. “His books hum with the flavorful and recondite language of espionage.”The author, who died on Saturday, “had a knack for language of every variety,” our critic Dwight Garner writes. “His books hum with the flavorful and recondite language of espionage.”Read MoreBooks and Literature, Writing and Writers, Content Type: Personal Profile, Le Carre, John, Great Britain