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Alan furst night soldiers series
Alan furst night soldiers series





In addition to Greene and Ambler, Furst cites Joseph Roth, Joseph Conrad, and John le Carré as important influences.

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inspired by a 1984 trip to Eastern Europe on assignment for Esquire. The next year, the 1988 publication of Night Soldiers. The Ransom collection includes the manuscript for something called "One Smart Cookie" (with Debbi Fields, 1987), which seems to be a commissioned biography of the owner of the Mrs. His early novels (1976-1983) achieved limited success. Unproduced screenplays include 'Heroes of the Last War' (1984), and 'Warsaw' (1992)." Numerous slides of his 1983 Danube trip are also available. The Ransom collection, probably prepared with Furst's approval, remarks: "Of note is the April 1984 Esquire article, 'The Danube Blues,' which sparked Furst's interest in writing espionage novels. The Ransom collection includes early articles on a wide variety of topics, published in many magazines for which no common denominator can be found: " Architectural Digest, Elle, Esquire, 50 Plus, International Herald Tribune, Islands, New Choices, New York, The New York Times, Pursuits, Salon, and Seattle Weekly." Furst seems to have been taking whatever jobs he was offered.

alan furst night soldiers series

Before becoming a full-time novelist, Furst worked in advertising and as a magazine article writer (not, according to Furst himself, as a "journalist," as has often been reported), most notably for Esquire, and as a columnist for the International Herald Tribune. While attending general studies courses at Columbia University, he became acquainted with Margaret Mead, for whom he later worked.

alan furst night soldiers series

Furst's papers reside at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin and include "a 1963 letter from Furst's grandfather Max Stockman in which his grandson is urged to be a teacher and 'write as a sideline' in his spare time."įurst did not follow this advice. Born in New York City, and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Furst received a B.A.







Alan furst night soldiers series