Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
Frederic Stahl, born of Viennese intelligentsia, ran away to sea at the age of seventeen. Embarking in America, his matinee idol looks and Old-World charm took him to Hollywood, and a life of movies and women. But by autumn 1939, the unease in Europe has spread even to Stahl's glamorous enclave. War has been declared, and though bullets and bombs are yet to fly, his decision to shoot a film in Paris seems ill-advised. The Parisians know this is their last spring, and a time to be passionate. Soon after his arrival, Stahl is drawn into a clandestine world of foreign correspondents, exiled Spanish republicans, and of course, spies of every sort. For as a celebrity from neutral America - who can travel across the continent freely - Stahl could be very useful indeed...Returning to the Brasserie Heiniger, and some of the colourful cast from The World at Night, this is a headily atmospheric portrait of a continent in the grip of The Phony War.
Alan Furst has lived for long periods in France, especially in Paris, and has travelled as a journalist in Eastern Europe and Russia. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Polish Officer, The Foreign Correspondent and Spies of the Balkans.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297863939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297863932 |
| Title | Mission to Paris |
| Author | Alan Furst |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2012-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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