Whether you like it or not, Paris is the beating heart of Western civilisation. It's where it all began and ended. Alan Furst beatbegincivilisation Change image and share on social
I've never lived in Eastern Europe, although both my wife and I have ancestors in Poland and Russia - but I can see the scenes I create. Alan Furst ancestorcreateeastern Change image and share on social
I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had been written then. I think of them as '40s novels, written in the conservative narrative past. Alan Furst 30s40sbook Change image and share on social
I wrote out little mysteries in longhand, and my mother typed them out on an old Remington. Alan Furst longhandmothermystery Change image and share on social
I don't inflict horrors on readers. In my research, I've uncovered truly terrible documentations of cruelty and torture, but I leave that offstage. I always pull back and let the reader imagine the details. We all know to one degree or another the horrors of war. Alan Furst backcrueltydegree share on social
I had a publishing history of murder mysteries. Alan Furst historymurdermystery Change image and share on social
I chose a time in the century which had the greatest moments for novels - the late '30s and World War II. Alan Furst 30scenturychoose Change image and share on social
For something that's supposed to be secret, there is a lot of intelligence history. Every time I read one book, two more are published. Alan Furst bookhistoryintelligence Change image and share on social
I started writing in my 20s. I just wanted to write, but I didn't have anything to write about, so in the beginning, I wrote entertainments - mainly murder mysteries. Alan Furst 20sbeginentertainment Change image and share on social
I write what I call 'novels of consolation' for people who are bright and sophisticated. Alan Furst brightcallconsolation Change image and share on social
