The World at Night by Furst, Alan Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100679413138
ISBN-139780679413134
eBay Product ID (ePID)1546645
Product Key Features
Publication Year1996
Book TitleWorld at Night
TopicThrillers / Espionage, General, Historical
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorAlan Furst
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-041846
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"First-rate research collaborates with first-rate imagination....Superb." -The Boston Globe "[The World at Night] earns a comparison with the serious entertainments of Graham Greene and John le Carré....Gripping, beautifully detailed...an absorbing glimpse into the moral maze of espionage." -Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times "[The World at Night] is the world of Eric Ambler, the pioneering British author of classic World War II espionage fiction....The novel is full of keen dialogue and witty commentary....[T]hrilling." -Herbert Mitgang, Chicago Tribune "With the authority of solid research and a true fascination for his material, Mr. Furst makes idealism, heroism, and sacrifice believable and real." -David Walton, The Dallas Morning News From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom the author of The Polish Officer comes the tale of a film producer, one of the last remaining Romantics, who is fighting the good fight against the German occupation in 1940's Paris. A story of honor and lost love, The World at Night tells of the few honorable people who lived in an era when honor was not in fashion.