Alan Furst






Alan Furst

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born
February 20, 1941

gender
male

place of birth
New York City, The United States

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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 The Foreign Correspondent
by Alan Furst
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The Spies of Warsaw The Spies of Warsaw
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avg rating 3.59 — 407 ratings — published 2008
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The Polish Officer The Polish Officer
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avg rating 3.98 — 344 ratings — published 1900
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Night Soldiers Night Soldiers
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avg rating 4.04 — 333 ratings — published 1988
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Dark Star Dark Star
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avg rating 4.14 — 267 ratings — published 1991
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Kingdom of Shadows Kingdom of Shadows
by Alan Furst
avg rating 3.88 — 272 ratings — published 2000
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The World at Night The World at Night
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avg rating 3.97 — 217 ratings — published 1996
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Dark Voyage Dark Voyage
by Alan Furst
avg rating 3.90 — 188 ratings — published 2004
16 editions
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Red Gold Red Gold
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avg rating 3.95 — 175 ratings — published 1999
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Blood of Victory Blood of Victory
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avg rating 3.77 — 156 ratings — published 2002
11 editions
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