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A Hero of France by Alan Furst, autographed copy
- Item Number
- 260
- Estimated Value
- 55 USD
- Sold
- 20 USD to rpae
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Item Description
A Hero of France by Alan Furst, autographed copy. Alan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into seventeen languages, he is the bestselling author of more than 14 novels.
"On June 17, 1940, Marshal Philippe Pétain issued orders to the French Army to cease fighting, signaling the capitulation of his country to the forces of the Third Reich. In short order, the German presence rapidly extended into every aspect of French life. France’s Jews began to be rounded up in the notorious rafles, sent first to prison camps within France and ultimately to the east. Leftists were also put under surveillance, and frequently arrested and deported.
It’s against this backdrop that Alan Furst has placed the 15th of his highly acclaimed thrillers set in Europe during the 1930s and ’40s. 'A Hero of France,' which follows five months in the life of a particular Resistance cell, begins in March 1941, nine months into the German occupation. The hero of the novel’s title, code-named Mathieu, is escorting a downed R.A.F. airman from the countryside to Paris so that he can be smuggled back to England." (from The New York Times review, May 30, 2016)
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