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About Alan Furst
American author of historical spy novels
Alan Furst is an American author of historical spy novels. His work has often been linked to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene, writers he names, along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler, as major influences. Since 1988, most of his novels have been set just before or during the Second World War. He is especially noted for evoking the people and places of Eastern Europe in the years from 1933 to 1944.
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- “Home at that moment was a starless night, a steady wind, not a human to be seen.”Alan Furst
- “I think I honestly invented my own genre, the historical spy novel.”Alan Furst
- “You could be a victim, you could be a hero, you could be a villain, or you could be a fugitive. But you could…”Alan Furst
- “Anthony Powell taught me to write; he has such brilliant control of the mechanics of the novel.”Alan Furst
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- “I act once in awhile if something comes up that seems fun. I like to do it - it's a lot of fun because there'…”Rob Reiner
- “'Nutty Professor' was me going, 'Say what you want to say, but I can do this, and you can't, and nobody else…”Eddie Murphy
- “I'm going to have wedge when guys are going have a 6-iron, plain and simple.”Brooks Koepka
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Books by Alan Furst
The World at Night
1998
Midnight in Europe
2015
Spies of the Balkans
2010
Blood of Victory
2003
Dark star
1998