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David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré was a British Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, due to h...

Núria Parés Sellarés is the author of On Tyranny, a book that explores the lessons of history to understand and resist authoritarianism. She brings a clear-eyed perspective to understanding how power works and how to safeguard freedoms.