false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179451091m/919231.jpg 919231 7 From Alan Furst, the author of such spy novels as <i>Dark Star</i>, <i>Night Soldiers</i>, and <i>The Polish Officer</i>, comes <i>The World at Night</i>. Set in Paris just following the fall of France to Germany in 1940, the book tracks film producer Jean Casson, a hard-core denizen of Paris nightlife. The Nazi occupation brings with it shortages, travel restrictions, and the petty humiliations of life under the German occupiers. But it offers Casson the chance for a comfortable life as a collaborator. Instead, he opts to take part in an ill-considered espionage plot, along the way rekindling an old and passionate romance with Citrine, a beautiful actress. 245710 1996 The World at Night total:237|5:70|4:107|3:46|2:11|1:3| 237 941 346 35 4 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:04:53 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:06:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 12 22:22:16 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 18:54:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 true false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 19:58:27 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 19:30:28 -0700 2008
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One scene raised this book from a good to a great read: the protagonist is seated at an upscale diner, where he is ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:05:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:08:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 06 17:14:11 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:18:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 07:54:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:00:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:12:21 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:16:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:36:12 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:37:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 22:06:14 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 17 14:13:24 -0800 2009 This is the fourth volume in Furst's "Night Soldiers" series, although most of the series need not be read in the order published: only this book, The World at Night, and the following, Red Gold, relate directly as a sequential pair. For those that wish the read the books in sequence, The Polish Officer...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 07:43:03 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:47:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat May 16 00:23:44 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 00:27:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 29 20:31:36 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 11:41:11 -0700 2008 Once
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