UK spy novelist John le Carre dead at 89

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

[...] Another excellent novel he wrote was the "The Little Drummer Girl", [...] in the book becomes a very thorough examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as mirrored through the secret war between Mossad and various PLO groups. No one has clean hands in a Le Carré novel.

.. and no one in reality. I am all for Israel and the state, but i admit this book (when the girl visits the palestinian village which is terror-bombed by Israeli aircraft) along with some further reading about this subject made me a bit more critical about Israel and its settling politics

He was a very sharp observer of contemporary history and inter-human relations and competition. Also an outspoken critic of brexit and following british politics.
Rest in peace, Mr. le Carré.