John le Carre was so furious with Brexit he got Irish citizenship
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London: 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.
David Cornwell, known to the world as John le Carre, discovered his Irish roots and gained Irish citizenship before he died aged 89 last year. His son, Nicholas, told the BBC that le Carre's disillusionment with modern Britain and Brexit in particular had driven the quest for Irish citizenship. In one photograph, his son said, le Carre wraps himself in an Irish flag and grins.More Related News