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In Memoriam: Spy Novels Legend John le Carre Dies Aged 89
British best-selling author David Cornwell, better known as John le Carre whose Cold War-era spy novels transformed the espionage genre, died over the weekend, his literary agent said. He was 89 years old.
His family said le Carre died Saturday night in Cornwall, Britain, from pneumonia after a short battle with the illness.
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