Nick Harkaway

• Name — Nick Harkaway • Born — 26 November 1972 • Birthplace — Cornwall, England • Birth Name — Nicholas Cornwell • Occupation — Novelist, commentator • Genre — Fantasy, Spy fiction, Thriller (as Aidan Truhen) • Notable Works — The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, The Blind Giant, Gnomon, Karla's Choice • Parents — John le Carré (father) Jane Cornwell (mother) • Relatives — * Simon Cornwell (half-brother) • Stephen Cornwell (half-brother) • Tim Cronwell (half-brother) • Spouse — Clare Algar • Children — 2 • Education — Clare College, Cambridge

Harkaway was born Nicholas Cornwell in Cornwall, the son of the author John le Carré (real name David Cornwell) and his second wife Jane Eustace. Harkaway was educated at the independent University College School in North London, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he studied philosophy, sociology and politics and took up Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu. He worked in the film industry before becoming an author. Harkaway's first novel,The Gone-Away World, was published in 2008. Originally titled The Wages of Gonzo Lubitsch, it concerns a number of ex-special forces operatives turned truckers who are hired to perform a dangerous mission in a post-apocalyptic world.

Harkaway is married to Clare Algar, an intellectual property lawyer and managing director of John le Carré, Ltd. They have two children.

Harkaway has been an outspoken critic of the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement, posting on his blog, speaking out on BBC Radio's The World at One in May 2009, and appearing on a television debate with Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Tom Watson MP in September 2009.