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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 ...
Jan 1, 2022 · 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.
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 ...
Assassination! July 14. By Ben Abro. With a historical essay by James D. Le Sueur. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. 256 pp. $16.95. During the heyday of the nouveau roman a commonly held opinion was that the preface or postface was often more interesting than the novel itself. The same can be said for Assassination! July 14, a thriller
May 3, 2024 · FILE - Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB spy and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, poses for photo at his home in London, on Friday, May 10, 2002. Litvinenko was seen as a traitor by the Kremlin after defecting from Russia in 2000 and fleeing to London. He was poisoned with tea laced with radioactive polonium-210 in a London hotel.
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…
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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