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Editor James D. Le Sueur, a historian of modern France, resurrects this so-so thriller as grist for his scholarly mill. He makes an elaborate (and tediously long) case for the importance of the work, first published in 1963 by two English students studying in Paris, Robert Silman and Ian Young. Their alias (Ben Abro) partly came about because they knew just how libelous their novel was: they ...
A decade before The Day of the Jackal appeared, Ben Abro's Assassination! July 14 became an international sensation, thanks to its sizzling plot, an ingenious, intellectual hero, and a realistic depiction of France's volatile political scene in the 1960s. In fact, the novel proved too real, provoking outrage and a lawsuit that shut down its ...
Apr 1, 2001 · Read 2 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. July 14. One of Europe's most sinister terrorist organizations hatches a brilliant plan to a…
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A decade before The Day of the Jackal appeared, Ben Abro's Assassination! July 14 became an international sensation, thanks to its sizzling plot, an ingenious, intellectual hero, and a realistic depiction of France's volatile political scene in the 1960s.
Apr 1, 2001 · A decade before The Day of the Jackal appeared, Ben Abro's Assassination! July 14 became an international sensation, thanks to its sizzling plot, an ingenious, intellectual hero, and a realistic depiction of France's volatile political scene in the 1960s. In fact, the novel proved too real, provoking outrage and a lawsuit that shut down its ...
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- William Cloonan, Ben Abro, James D. Le Sueur
- Ben Abro
Ben Abro is the author of Assassination! July 14 (3.50 avg rating, 8 ratings, 2 reviews, published 2001) and Assassination! - A Plot to Assassinate Gener...
A political thriller about an assassination plot against Charles de Gaulle; including an introduction that tells the story behind the novel's publication and its lasting ramifications.
