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1. Umm ...

Mon Dec 14, 2020, 06:38 AM

Dec 2020

... John le Carré. Skip the accent if you want, but get the e in there.

Yes, he was an iconic writer of the Cold War world, the world I grew up in.

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John le Carre, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89 [View all] GoneOffShore Dec 2020 OP

Umm ... Straw Man Dec 2020 #1

The headline was copied directly from The Grauniad website. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #3

I see what you mean. Straw Man Dec 2020 #8

"le Carr" (approximately pronounced "le car-ay") Spider Jerusalem Dec 2020 #2

The headline was copied directly from The Grauniad website. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #4

And for some reason accents won't go into subject lines. I just tried. GoneOffShore Dec 2020 #5

I've finally found a workaround for this - see 'John le Carré' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #6