John le Carre died an Irishman over Brexit

Updated April 1 2021 - 7:32pm, first published 7:26pm
Author John Le Carre gained Irish citizenship before he died aged 89 last year.
Author John Le Carre gained Irish citizenship before he died aged 89 last year.

John le Carre, the British novelist who cast flawed spies onto the bleak chessboard of Cold War rivalry, was so disillusioned by the 2016 Brexit vote to leave the European Union that he secured Irish citizenship shortly before he died.

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