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Ednotes Online - The Blog (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
Worth checking out some of the angst on the left. Comparisons to Germany in the early 30's are not crazy. I've been reading Alan Furst 1930's spy novels and Hilter was still considered a joke by many as late as 1938. Remember, he came to power due to economic dislocation. So don't laugh too hard at Bush followed by Palin. It can only get worse. I asked my mattress today how much interest it pays. Posted...
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InfinityBound (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
If you haven't read any of Alan Furst's fine works of espionage starting with his latest will not be a bad move. Or save it for later and read any of the others in any order (with one exception.) Those who have read one or more of them will know ...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
When Alan Furst appeared last year before a standing-room-only audience at Warwick's in La Jolla, he promised that his next book would appear this year. He was true to his word and “The Spies of Warsaw” – Furst's 10th historical spy novel – is one of his best, a richly satisfying read that should appeal to both newcomers and longtime fans.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
You can read about the fictional exploits of spies, saboteurs and terrorists in the works of, say, Ian Fleming, John Le Carre and Alan Furst. But if you'd like to sample eye-opening accounts of the real thing, try these:
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
In Alan Furst’s latest spy thriller, a French diplomat keeps a nervous eye on Hitler’s troops.
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David Frum's Diary (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
There#39;s not much to say about Alan Furst#39;s The Spies of Warsaw. It is not the author#39;s best work, and even contains a rare solecism: one of t... . . .
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Alan Furst writes elegant, atmospheric spy novels set in continental Europe in the 1930s and early '40s: He owns the pre-World War II period as completely as John le Carré owns the Cold War.
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The Conscience of a Liberal (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
I saw this phrase in Alan Furst’s new book The Spies of Warsaw; it means “The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived.” A good slogan for the Bush years - but not only in reference to Bush. I just read Naomi Klein: Barack Obama waited just three days after Hillary Clinton pulled out [...]
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Snarkmarket (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
Writing advice from Alan Furst: "I try to observe the 42-degree rule," Mr. Furst said, explaining the cutoff temperature for working in the studio. "I've got radiators and an L. L. Bean vest I wear. I think that was the secret of the Romantic poets: they wrote cold." Awesome.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
Alan Furst’s novels are set in 1930s and ’40s Europe, but he writes them on an IBM Selectric typewriter in an unheated former garage behind his Sag Harbor house.
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PrawfsBlawg (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
I still run out and buy the new John LeCarre as soon as it hits the bookstores, even though nothing he has written since the end of the Cold War has measured up to the George Smiley era. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy may be my all-time favorite book, and Smiley's People isn't far behind. He just was a lot better when his target was intelligence agencies, and not the vast global corporate conspiracy....
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
P.G. Wodehouse, Alan Furst, Zane Grey, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, to pluck a few random-ish names from the hat: that's the stuff. Undemanding, yet utterly satisfying, man-centric fiction. Laughs and/or action, snug in the shelter of a surely conceived narrative arc. Exquisitely executed literary comfort food. I know what I like when it comes to holiday reading.
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Relevant History (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Last night I finished the new Alan Furst book, The Spies of Warsaw. Furst is one of my favorite living authors: I choose his books as dinner companions when I travel, and his work is something of a reference point...
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Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Aauuggh! I missed this: . (I was in the podiatrist's office at the time): > KQED | Programs A-Z: Forum: Home: Alan Furst -- "Spies of Warsaw": The lives of aristocrats, soldiers, spies and lovers intertwine in pre-World War II Europe in Alan Furst's "Spies of Warsaw" -- his latest historical espionage novel. Furst joins us for a conversation about the book. His other books include "Night Soldiers,"...
