Summary
Andre Szara, survivor of the Polish pogroms and the Russian civil wars, is a journalist working for Pravda in 1937. War in Europe is already underway and Szara is co-opted to join the NKVD, the Soviet secret intelligence agency. He does his best to survive the tango of pre-war politics by calmly obeying orders and keeping his nose clean. But when he is sent to retrieve a battered briefcase the plot thickens and is drawn into even more complex intrigues.
Szara becomes a full-time spyma…
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: | 1 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| 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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