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Night Soldiers (Paperback)

by Alan Furst (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 462 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Trade; Reprint edition (July 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375760008
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375760006
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,117,211 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Bulgaria, 1934. A young man is murdered by the local fascists. His brother, Khristo Stoianev, is recruited into the NKVD, the Soviet secret intelligence service, and sent to Spain to serve in its civil war. Warned that he is about to become a victim of Stalin's purges, Khristo flees to Paris. Night Soldiers masterfully re-creates the European world of 1934-45: the struggle between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia for Eastern Europe, the last desperate gaiety of the beau monde in 1937 Paris, and guerrilla operations with the French underground in 1944. Night Soldiers is a scrupulously researched panoramic novel, a work on a grand scale. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan Furst has lived for long periods in France, especially in Paris, and has travelled as a journalist in Eastern Europe and Russia. He has written extensively for Esquire and the International Herald Tribune. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Atmosphere of fear, 8 Oct 2004
By Alison Marx (Fisher Island) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Night Soldiers (Paperback)
No one manages to get period detail down quite like Furst. His sense of color, ambience, time and place are simply exquisite. And, he's a master of the well told tale. Highly recommended. If you're looking for another good spy yarn, try Assassin by newcomer Ted Bell.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A superb and chilling thriller, 22 Oct 2001
By Nick 66 (London) - See all my reviews
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Furst is a master story-teller and he has an excellent ability to convey time, place and the political realities of the period.. wrong to say that Furst gets his history wrong about the POUM-- Furst makes at least two references its Trostkyist direction.

And even if inaccuracies do creep in, the overall impression is gripping. I have read four of his novels in the last two months, I just can't get enough.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping read from a master storyteller., 18 May 2001
By jonstreet@hotmail.com (Bishops Stortford) - See all my reviews
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The first and, in my opinion, possibly best of Furst's novels. The author encapsulates the oppressive atmosphere of mainland Europe in the 1930s and the brutality and evil of facism and communism vividly. The story of the "hero"s fight for survival from these twin ogres is totally engrossing. Will appeal to anyone who enjoys well written thrillers and has an interest in the history of this period.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative uncertainty
Furst is a wonderful novelist within the espionage genre, different in approach to any others I have come across. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Martin White

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and exciting
This was my first Alan Furst book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I often found myself pausing for breath - it truly is incredible and inspiring to imagine what life was... Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. JONES

5.0 out of 5 stars Furst does it again.
Brilliant stuff. One of his best. Definitely recommend for fans of Le Carre, Henry Porter, Phillip Kerr...
Published 6 months ago by Bodgo

1.0 out of 5 stars Historical and geographical inaccuracies
I was looking forward to read this - my first - book by Alan Furst because Jonathan Rabb was compared to him and Philip Kerr, and I have very much enjoyed Philip Kerrs books... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jan Jensen

4.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric and riveting
Nobody does 30s and 40s gloom and grime quite like Alan Furst. The period detail is wonderful. My only regret is that so many linguistic howlers have slipped through; I can't... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2007 by NickR

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but flawed with historical inaccuracy
Pity for a historical thriller Furst makes some mistakes. POUM in Spain not an anarchist organisation, but Trotskist which would have fitted in better with his analysis of the... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking and convincing thriller!
Night Soldiers is definitely one of the best thrillers of the last decade.Author Alan Furst gets full marks for the depth of his research, for originality of plot and for the... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1998

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