Article: Le Carre's people.

Byline: NICK CURTIS

Fans of the spy master are in for a treat when his The Constant Gardener reaches cinemas this autumn. But why has it taken 40 years for one of the best-selling author's books to make a success on the big screen?

WITH worldwide sales in the multiple millions, John le Carre is Britain's most successful living chronicler of international intrigue, but he has always fared less well on the cinema screen than his flashier, nastier and infinitely less sophisticated predecessor, Ian Fleming. That will change, in critical if not in box-office terms, on 10 October with the release of Fernando Meirelles's film adaptation of Le Carre's 2001 ...

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