David Bianculli

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I'm TV critic David Bianculli.

Let's get back to our interview with novelist Nick Harkaway.

That's the pen name of Nick Cornwell, son of David Cornwell, better known by his pen name, John Le Carre.

If all those aliases remind you of a good spy thriller, well then, I guess that's appropriate.

John Le Carre wrote spy novels considered great literary fiction.

They often revolved around his most beloved character, British spymaster George Smiley.

Le Carre died in 2020, but his son, Nick Harkaway, has written a novel featuring George Smiley called Carla's Choice.

It takes place in the time period between two of his father's best-known books, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold and Tinker Taylor's Soldier Spy.

This is Nick Harkaway's eighth novel.

His books include The Gone Away World, Titanium Noir, and Tiger Man.

Sam Brigger spoke with Nick Harkaway last year.

We're listening to the interview Fresh Air's Sam Brigger recorded with Nick Harkaway last year.

Harkaway's novel, Carla's Choice, is now out in paperback.

It's a new story about George Smiley, the British spymaster made famous in the books written by Harkaway's father, John Le Carre.

More after a break.

This is Fresh Air.

This is Fresh Air.

Let's get back to our interview with novelist Nick Harkaway.

His novel, Carla's Choice, is now out in paperback.