Or, in the name of mass-market entertainment, they can streamline the material too ruthlessly and risk losing le Carré’s voice. They can try to replicate the droll tone and creeping paranoia of his books, which risks losing the audience in arcane plotting and the suffocating backrooms of spy agencies. And yet, a half-century after that first film, it’s worth asking: Is adapting le Carré such a great idea?īased on my experience as a reader and a viewer - though far from comprehensive in either department - adapting le Carré can send filmmakers down two equally perilous avenues. The appeal is obvious: He writes popular, witty, well-crafted spy tales that are noted for verisimilitude and political relevance. (The next one, Our Kind of Traitor, is due out later this year.) The Night Manager marks the fifth time that le Carré has been brought to television, all by British producers. He divides his time between England and the Continent.To date, 10 novels by John le Carré have been adapted for the big screen, starting with 1965’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and, more recently, with respected thrillers like 2005’s The Constant Gardener, 2011’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and 2014’s A Most Wanted Man. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, his third book, secured him a worldwide reputation. After attending the universities of Bern and Oxford, he taught at Eton and spent five years in the British Foreign Service. The Wall Street Journal "A beautifully polished, utterly knowing, and palpitating book."Ībout the Author John le Carré was born in 1931. The New York Times Book Review "Wonderful. Le Carré's gift for building tension through character has never been better realized." - People "Grimly fascinating, often nerve-wracking, and impossible to put down." - Boston Herald masterly in its conception." - The New York Times Book Review "Intrigue of the highest order." - Chicago Sun-Times "Richly detailed and rigorously researched. Praise for The Night Manager "A splendidly exciting, finely told story. Having learned to hate and fear Roper more than any man on earth, Pine is willing to do whatever it takes to help the agents at Whitehall bring him down-and personal vengeance is only part of the reason why. Slipping into this maze of peril is Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier who's currently the night manager of a posh hotel in Zurich. The sinister master of them all is Richard Onslow Roper, the charming, ruthless Englishman whose operation seems untouchable. In the power vacuum left by the Soviet Union, arms dealers and drug smugglers have risen to immense influence and wealth. With the Cold War over, a new era of espionage has begun.
Having learned to hate and fear Roper more than any man on earth, Pine is willing to do whatever it takes to help the agents at Whitehall bring him down and-personal vengeance is only part of the reason why"-Back cover.īook Synopsis Now an AMC miniseries - The acclaimed novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Legacy of Spies and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy John le Carré, the legendary author of sophisticated spy thrillers, is at the top of his game in this classic novel of a world in chaos. Slipping into this maze of peril is Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier and current night manager of a posh hotel in Zurich. About the Book "With the Cold War over, a new era of espionage has begun.
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