When I get asked about novelists I like, they tend to be white, male, and British, like Graham Greene. They write the kind of declarative sentences I like. I don't like to be deflected by acrobatics. Alan Furst acrobaticaskbritish Change image and share on social
'The Levanter' features some of the strongest action scenes to be found in Ambler - who can, in some of his fiction, stay in one place for a whole novel. Alan Furst actionamblerfeature Change image and share on social
I am a historian. I do a lot of research, and I try to get it right. Alan Furst historianlotresearch 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 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
The only way you can handle big kinds of questions is to simply state briefly what the truth was. What am I going to tell you about the Holocaust? Would you like three pages about it? I don't think you would... I don't think anything different than you think - it was horrible. Alan Furst bigbrieflyhandle share on social
You could be a victim, you could be a hero, you could be a villain, or you could be a fugitive. But you could not just stand by. If you were in Europe between 1933 and 1945, you had to be something. Alan Furst europefugitivehero Change image and share on social
Seattle's support system got me through those early, difficult years. It was a very funky, very friendly, very relaxed place that had it all for a writer. Alan Furst difficultearlyfriendly Change image and share on social
Graham Greene's work must be included in any survey of top-rank spy novels, and 'Our Man in Havana' may be his best. Alan Furst grahamgreenehavana Change image and share on social
I read very little contemporary anything. Alan Furst contemporaryread Change image and share on social
