Alan Furst
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born
February 20, 1941
gender
male
place of birth
New York City, The United States
website
genre
Mystery & Thrillers
influences
Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, Joseph Roth, Joseph Conrad, John le Carré
about this author
Alan Furst is widely recognized as the current master of the historical spy novel. Born in New York, he has lived for long periods in France, especially Paris. He now lives on Long Island.
Night Soldiers novels
* Night Soldiers (1988)
* Dark Star (1991)
* The Polish Officer (1995)
* The World at Night (1996)
* Red Gold (1999)
* Kingdom of Shadows (2000)
* Blood of Victory (2003)
* Dark Voyage (2004)
* The Foreign Correspondent (2006)
* The Spies of Warsaw (2008)
Stand-alone novels
* Your day in the barrel (1976)
* The Paris drop (1980)
* The Caribbean Account (1981)
* Shadow Trade (1983)
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The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst avg rating 3.66 — 411 ratings — published 2006 10 editions |
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The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst avg rating 3.59 — 407 ratings — published 2008 10 editions |
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The Polish Officer by Alan Furst avg rating 3.98 — 344 ratings — published 1900 12 editions |
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Night Soldiers by Alan Furst avg rating 4.04 — 333 ratings — published 1988 10 editions |
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Dark Star by Alan Furst avg rating 4.14 — 267 ratings — published 1991 8 editions |
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Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst avg rating 3.88 — 272 ratings — published 2000 13 editions |
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The World at Night by Alan Furst avg rating 3.97 — 217 ratings — published 1996 7 editions |
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Dark Voyage by Alan Furst avg rating 3.90 — 188 ratings — published 2004 16 editions |
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Red Gold by Alan Furst avg rating 3.95 — 175 ratings — published 1999 8 editions |
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Blood of Victory by Alan Furst avg rating 3.77 — 156 ratings — published 2002 11 editions |
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