Salman Rushdie and John le Carré have ended their feud after fifteen years.
In the letter above, John le Carré makes reference to Christopher Hitchens, whose letter to Guardian on 20 November 1997 can be read here.
November 1997: Rushdie and le Carré in literary spat
Fifteen years ago, the Guardian's letters page became a battleground for Salman Rushdie and John le Carré. The archive contains a blow by blow exchange between the two authors