John LeCarre Fans will find this Interview with Him FASCINATING!

[KoKo]

There is a Transcript there for our DU'ers who are hearing and visually impaired that might work for you to understand what he is saying.
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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/11/exclusive_british_novelist_john_le_carr

Novel, "Our Kind of Traitor"
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Today, we spend the hour, in a national broadcast exclusive, with world-renowned British novelist John le Carré, the pen name of David Cornwell. Le Carré’s writing career spans half a century, during which he has established himself as a master spy writer. His latest novel, his twenty-second, is out this week, entitled Our Kind of Traitor. David Cornwell worked in the British Secret Services from the late 1950s until the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, became an international bestseller. As the Cold War ended, le Carré continued to write prolifically, shifting focus to the inequities of globalization, unchecked multinational corporate power, and the role national spy services play in protecting corporate interests. "The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done—dare I say it—in the name of God," le Carré tells Democracy Now! Perhaps best known among his many post-Cold War novels is The Constant Gardener, depicting a pharmaceutical company’s exploitation of unwitting Kenyans for dangerous, sometimes fatal, drug tests. In this rare US interview, le Carré also discusses Tony Blair’s role in the Iraq war, US policy toward Iran, and international money laundering.

Listen or get TRANSCRIPT here at:


http://www.democracynow.org/2010/10/11/exclusive_british_novelist_john_le_carr

[KoKo]

1. Does anyone remember "The Constant Gardener" ..the Movie about Drug Testing in Africa?

He wrote the book......and so many others where he was trying to tell us what "goes on behind closed doors."

For My Generation...he was always a Great Read....for those following mine...maybe not so much..

AND! That's why I posted this. Generations behind me need to "GET BUT IN GEAR" and READ MORE... NOOK, KINDLE, I-PAD!

READ MORE! CARE ABOUT WHAT HAS GONE ON BEFORE YOU WERE PLACED ON THIS EARTH!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Can't agree with you more, Koko.

:hi:

[DCKit]

2. It is quite fascinating.

The only comment I could make was "So he uses the facts of what's really going on in the (spying/government vs government) world, and spins a really good story around it."

From listening to the interview, it seemed to me that everything he ever wrote is non-fiction.

How is he still alive and allowed to write?

[KoKo]

3. Because there are still some people out there who "SUPPORT" ..the TRUTH TELLING.

n/t

[slay]

5. +1

there are a few of us.. ;)

[pnorman]

6. I just checked Audible.com, and it became available there a few days ago!

I have most of his books in spoken word format, including "The Constant Gardener". After going through that DN! interview, I'll probably order it. Thanks for the heads up, KoKo!

[KoKo]

8. BTW...You Tube had an excerpt of him reading his latest....I can't wait to get the Audible..

He does a great Russian Accent and brings the book alive...at least from what I saw him reading there!

[KoKo]

7. I just rewatched the whole thing...It's a great weekend view......

so I'm shamelessly kicking this.