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I had a publishing history of murder mysteries.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Had History Mysteries Publishing

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I chose a time in the century which had the greatest moments for novels - the late '30s and World War II.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Century Chose Greatest Had Late Moments Novels Time War Which World World War World War Ii

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I'd never been in a police state. I didn't know what it was. I knew that it was, in the general way that people know that two and two is four, but it had no emotional value for me until I found myself in the middle of it.

~Alan Furst

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My theory is that sometimes writers write books because they want to read them, and they aren't there to be read. And I think that was true of me.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Because Books Me Read Sometimes Them Theory Think True Want Write Writers I Think

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I would have loved to have another 10 Eric Ambler books.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Another Books Eric Loved Would

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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

Topics: Although Ancestors Both Create Eastern Eastern Europe Europe Lived Never Poland Russia Scenes See Wife I Can

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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

Topics: About Another Another Time Contemporary Good Historian Know Never Place Reasonably Say Self-Taught Society Time Wanted Write Yes 1930S

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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

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For me, Anthony Powell is a religion. I read 'A Dance to the Music of Time' every few years.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Dance Every Few Me Music Read Religion Time Years

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I think I honestly invented my own genre, the historical spy novel.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Genre Historical Honestly Invented My Own Novel Own Spy Think I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 20th, 1941

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