He has read all 23 of John le Carré’s novels...and ranked them for Slate. The best:A Perfect Spy remains le Carré’s greatest novel, at once his most autobiographical, his most technically assured, and his most touching. I like to call it the author’s Tender Is the Night; Magnus Pym is a total Dick Diver, just with a few more passports.Read about the ranking of the rest of le Carré’s novels at Slate.
A Perfect Spy is among Ann Patchett's favorite books, Jonathan Miles's five best books on the secrets of espionage, and Philip Pullman's forty favorite books.
Also see: Jon Stock's top ten John le Carré novels.
--Marshal Zeringue
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