Life imitating art: Le Carre

[rich]

tangential to this but more than relevant--the authentic depiction of
low-level wise guys in the Sopranos was so spot on, bugged discussions of
mobsters (who loved the show) were wondering if there was some sort of spy
hanging around and funneling anecdotes to the producers.
reality influencing fiction and back again. suppose thats just the nature
of most things



On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Recalling our discussion last fall of "legend" in BE as "cover story" or
> "false biography":
>
> "...by an extraordinary sleight of hand, le Carré contrived to make a
> fictive world seem tangible and real, what he has called 'a spook world
> better suited to my needs'. So potent was his art that former colleagues in
> MI5 and MI6 began to adopt his invented lingo of 'lamplighters', 'moles',
> 'ferrets', 'pavement artists', and the rest. Unconsciously, no doubt, his
> devoted readers became complicit with his fabrications."
>
> We might want to roll that last sentence around our brains a few times.
>
> <http://goog_1001704149>
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/mar/09/john-le-carre-smiley-face-man-of-mystery-profile
>
>
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