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
In the 1930s, there were so many different conflicts going on between the British, the French, the Russians, the Germans, the Spaniards, the Romanians and so on. Alan Furst 1930sbritishconflict Change image and share on social
I read very little contemporary anything... I don't think I read what other people read, but then why would I, considering what I do? Alan Furst contemporarypeopleread Change image and share on social
Yes, I'm a reasonably good self-taught historian of the 1930s and '40s. I've never wanted to write about another time or place. I wouldn't know what to say about contemporary society. Alan Furst 1930s40scontemporary Change image and share on social
For John le Carre, it was always who's betraying who: the hall-of-mirrors kind of thing. When you go back to the '30s, it's a case of good vs. evil, and no kidding. When I have a hero who believes France and Britain are on the right side, a reader is not going to question that. Alan Furst 30sbackbelieve share on social
I'm basically an Upper West Side Jewish writer. Alan Furst basicallyjewishside Change image and share on social
