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English writer and spy novelist John le Carré, pictured in March 1965. He died Saturday at age 89.

Spy Novelist John Le Carré Dies At 89

by Rachel Treisman

The bestselling author of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy died Saturday at age 89; his work was informed by his own years as a spy during the Cold War.