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Mission to Paris (2012) by Alan Furst

Furst captures Paris in 1938.

by cgfewston
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Mission to Paris (Night Soldiers, #12)Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Misison to Paris (2012) by Alan Furst is truly a work of beauty. I’ve never read an Alan Furst novel before, but I must admit I’m hooked.

Furst captures Paris in 1938 with such ease and charm that the story of Stahl, an actor from Hollywood shooting a movie in Paris, glides along as if on ice and at times he is enchanting and at times mysteriously dangerous.

Alan Furst, American Author (born 1941)

Stahl gets attention from some Nazi Germans and is taken to Berlin for a film festival, but they are not done with him yet.

Alan Furst, American Author (born 1941)

Mission to Paris is what literature is supposed to be about: a beautiful story told intelligently.

A Strong Recommend.

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CG FEWSTON

CG FEWSTON has been a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome (Italy), and a Visiting Fellow at Hong Kong’s CityU. He has a B.A. in English, an M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership (honors), an M.A. in Literature (honors), and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Fiction. He was born in Texas in 1979.

He’s the author of several short stories and novels. His works include A Father’s Son (2005), The New America: A Collection (2007), Vanity of Vanities (2011), A Time to Love in Tehran (2015), and forthcoming: Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being; Little Hometown, America: A Look Back; A Time to Forget in East Berlin; and, The Endless Endeavor of Excellence.

You can also follow the author on Facebook @ cg.fewston – where he has 375,000+ followers

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2 comments on “Mission to Paris (2012) by Alan Furst”

  1. Ervin
    February 12, 2014

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