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ⓘ About Alan Furst
Alan Furst’s novel “The Spies of Warsaw”, published in 2008.is about the competition for control over Poland between the major nations before the Second World War. It had been adapted into a mini-series TV show “Spies of Warsaw” by a co-production of BBC America, BBC Four, ARTE, and TVP1 and realized by Coky Giedroyc consisting of two episodes that had been diffused on January 9 and January 16, 2013 on BBC Four. Starring David Tennant as Jean-François Mercier, the protagonist colonel, and Janet Montgomery as his love Anna Skarbek. The mini-series received a good positive feedback in the United Kingdom for its script and for the acting.
All Book Series by Alan Furst
The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
Single-title series · published 2003
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alan Furst?
Alan Furst’s novel “The Spies of Warsaw”, published in 2008.is about the competition for control over Poland between the major nations before the Second World War. It had been adapted into a mini-series TV show “Spies of Warsaw” by a co-production of BBC America, BBC Four, ARTE, and TVP1 and realized by Coky Giedroyc consisting of two episodes that had been diffused on January 9 and January 16, 2013 on BBC Four. Starring David Tennant as Jean-François Mercier, the protagonist colonel, and Janet Montgomery as his love Anna Skarbek.
Which Alan Furst series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Roger Levin series, the earliest of Alan Furst's multi-book series: it opens with Your Day in the Barrel (1976) and runs to 3 books across 1976–1981, ending with The Caribbean Account (1981). Alan Furst's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alan Furst written?
Alan Furst has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2019. 21 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Night Soldiers series with 15 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alan Furst's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alan Furst's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Roger Levin (1976–1981, 3 books), Night Soldiers (1988–2019, 15 books) and T.J & Blake (2014–2019, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Alan Furst's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alan Furst's 23 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Night Soldiers (15 books, 1988–2019); Roger Levin (3 books, 1976–1981); T.J & Blake (2 books, 2014–2019); Childrens (1 book, 2014).