The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst
The next great page-turner from the master of the noir spy novel.
'Mr Furst excels at period atmosphere, which he conjures up, not with a litany of facts absorbed and reproduced, but with light touches that suggest the broader sceneHis characters are wonderfully human: complex and ambiguous, fearful and determined, but people, who, when need to be, can gather their courage and do what needs to be done. Mr Furst is a subtle, economical writer who knows precisely when to stop a sentence.' THE ECONOMIST (10.6.06) 'There is something deeply comforting about Furst's cat-and-mousery, played out in Spain, Italy and the smoke-filled bars of Paris. But beneath the period detail there is both a complicated thriller and a full-throated love story.' WWW.FIRSTPOST.CO.UK 'outstandingly atmospheric and well-informed.' -- Jessica Mann LITERARY REVIEW 'The Foreign Correspondent is a reminder that the espionage novel - if that's what we're going to call it - can still be a vehicle for fine writing. Furst's audacious reinvention of the genre is a constant delight.' -- Barry Forshaw THE INDEPENDENT (5.12.06) 'a typically silky spy thriller...the period minutiae, as ever, were superb.' -- David Robson SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'This is the kind of literate and erudite writing we have come to expect from Alan Furst, who gives us an object lesson in how a quiet, beautifully written spy thriller can be just as gripping as anything in which bombs and bullets fly...Excellent.' -- Matthew Lewin THE GUARDIAN (9.12.06) 'He [Furst] certainly knows his territory, and writes beautifully from the first sentence.' -- Alex Berenson THE SCOTSMAN (16.12.06) 'Furst's heroes are exceptional in their intelligence, their canny ability to survice, and their remarkable attractiveness to women.' -- Ruth Morse TLS (22 & 29 December 2006) 'Furst is often compared to Graham Greene, but a closer parallel might be Eric Ambler, who likewise dealt in the interface of politics and business, and whose characters are more ambiguous but less divided than Greene's...Furst...[is] so pleasurable and rewarding to read.' -- Michael Carlson THE SPECTATOR (30.12.06) 'Furst's Simenon-like evocations of mid-century Paris are a reliable delight; what is also impressive here is how a relatively slender novel gives a panoramic picture of fascism and its opponents elsewhere in Europe, as Weisz's job takes him to Spain, Germany, Italy and Czechoslovakia.' -- John Dugdale SUNDAY TIMES (7.1.07) 'a thrilling evocation of Paris just before the Second World War.' -- George Byrne EVENING HERALD (4.11.07) 'Does anyone write better espionage thrillers than Alan Furst? The answer is a ringing no...This is a novel that shows Furst at his masterful best, his prose beautifully shaped, his use of understatement serene, and his creation of character supreme. Do yourself a favour and buy this book. You won't get better.' -- Vincent Banville IRISH TIMES (27.1.07)
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780297848295 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297848291 |
| Title | The Foreign Correspondent |
| Author | Alan Furst |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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