Le Car ‧ ré, John /lə ˈkæreɪ/ BrE AmE
(1931–) a British writer whose most famous ↑ novel s include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974), and The Constant Gardener (2001). He invented the character of the spy, George Smiley, who appears in some of his books. Many of his stories have been made into films for television and the cinema.