Summary
Dark Star: A Spy’s Ascent in the Shadow of War
Andre Szara, a survivor hardened by Polish pogroms and Russian civil wars, navigates the treacherous landscape of 1937 Moscow as a Pravda journalist. Recruited by the NKVD, he treads carefully, seeking survival through obedience amidst the escalating tensions of pre-war Europe.
His delicate balance shatters when he’s tasked with retrieving a mysterious briefcase, plunging him into a web of complex intrigues.
Rising throu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826348 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753826348 |
| Author: | Alan Furst |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 26mm |
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‘Alan Furst’s spy fiction is serious, even solemn: a good but never light read.’ - Literary Review
’[Furst’s] stories combine keen deductive precision with much deeper, more turbulent and impassioned aspects of character… Mr. Furst… is an incomparable expert at this game.’ - New York Times‘For connoisseurs of wartime thrillers, a new novel by Alan Furst has become a major publishing event.’ - Sunday Telegraph‘Throughout, the author’s delight in the process of espionage shines through.’ - TLSAbout The Author
Alan Furst
Alan Furst has lived for long periods in France, especially in Paris, and has travelled as a journalist in Eastern Europe and Russia. He has written extensively for Esquire and the International Herald Tribune.
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