Andr szara, survivor of the polish pogroms and the russian civil wars and a foreign correspondent for pravda, is coopted by the nkvd, the soviet secret intelligence service, and becomes a fulltime spymaster in paris. Through szaras character, the beginnings of world war ii are revealed. Readers who have never heard of alan furst may be surprised to learn. In fact, i have had to skip several pages just to make some progress. He has written for a number of magazines and news publications, including esquire and the international herald tribune.
I enjoyed dark star so thought this one could be another great read but. The year 1988 saw publication of night soldiers inspired by his 1984 trip to eastern. He is the author of night soldiers, dark star, the polish officer, the world at night, and others. Do you like the idea of a writer as a lead character. In dark star, andre szara, a polish journalist who becomes a spy for the soviet union in the late 1930s, is ordered to complete many tasks of espionage in paris. Alan fursts classic spy novels night soldiers, the world at night. Furst s novels generally are described as taking place from 19331945, dark star, concludes in the fall of 1941. Dark star captures not only the intrigue and danger of clandestine life but the daytoday reality of what soviet operatives call special work. Dark star night soldiers, book 2 by alan furst fantastic fiction. A novel night soldiers book 2 kindle edition by furst, alan. Dark star by alan furst overdrive rakuten overdrive. Buy dark star by alan furst from amazons fiction books store.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. In the back alleys of nighttime europe, war is already under way. Like the first in the series, the tale is an epic adventure traversing several countries including belgium, germany, czechoslovakia, france, poland and russia, tracking the fortunes of andre szara, a foreign correspondent for pravda and reluctant. Dark star is the second book in alan fursts night soldiers series set in 1930s and 40s europe. Furst has been called an heir to the tradition of eric ambler and graham greene, whom he cites along with joseph roth and arthur koestler as important influences. I buy old books, furst says, and old maps, and i once bought, while living in paris, the photo archive of a french stock house that served the newspapers of paris during the occupation, all the prints marked as cleared by the german censorship. George guidalls gripping narration complements this suspenseful tale.
But dark star is a pagechurner of the best sort, despite those flaws and despite several small errors in furst s astonishing research the anachronism, for example, of referring. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andre szara, survivor of the polish pogroms and the russian civil wars, is a journalist working for pravda in 1937. Buy this book furst night soldiers will make his mark with. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. What might having a writer as the protagonist provide the story. Author alan furst has written several historical fiction novels. Dark star, by comparison is a lengthy novel encompassing well over 400 pages and gives the author a much greater opportunity to demonstrate his talents.
Publishers weekly mar 4, 1991 furst night soldiers will make his mark with this intelligent, provocative and gripping novel. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alan furst books online. Andre szara, survivor of the polish pogroms and the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Before becoming a fulltime novelist, he worked as a copy writer for ad agencies in seattle. I have read a number of alan furst s books and enjoyed them part history and part thrillers. The protagonist of alan furst s dark star, andre szara, is a journalist for pravda. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alan furst is an american author of historical spy novels. Alan furst, widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel, is the author of midnight in europe, mission to paris, and numerous other. Bestselling espionage thrillers about europe starting in the 1930s and through world war ii. A novel night soldiers book 2 kindle edition by alan.
A novel night soldiers book 2 kindle edition by alan furst. Alan furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. The place and time is paris in 1938, as franco is driving to victory in spain and. The second book in the series, dark star, follows many similar points and themes, and is just as good, but night soldiers still reigns supreme as the best russian spy novel that takes place in the wwiiera, in my opinion. Now translated into eighteen languages, he is the author of night soldiers, dark star, the polish officer, the world at night, red gold, kingdom of shadows, blood of victory, dark voyage, the foreign correspondent, the spies of warsaw, and spies of the balkans.
Get the best deals on alan furst when you shop the largest online selection at. Dark star paperbackby alan furst 2002 edition alan furst on. In midnight in europe, alan furst paints a spellbinding portrait of a continent marching into a. Alan furst dark star e book free download pdf epub mobi azw3 fb2 lit amazon kindle ipad iphone android kobo papyre tablet dark star alan furst download ebooks online. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark star. Dark star night soldiers, book 2 by alan furst book cover, description, publication history. Not quite as good as the first of this series but still excellent. There are numerous unpronounceable russian and slavic names who dont seem to have any relevance to the story. Official website of alan furst, bestselling author of historical spy thrillers. Most of his novels since 1988 have been set just prior to or during the second world war and he is noted for his successful evocations of. Alan furst s great historical espionage novel, dark star is a prewar epic of europes moral ambiguities and shifting loyalties. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book.
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