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* Under Occupation (2019)
* AnachronicOrder: The novels are not written in any particular order, but as they are mostly standalones, this does not present a problem to the casual reader. The only exception is ''Red Gold'', which is a direct sequel to ''The World at Night''.
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* ThoseWackyNazis: of course
* ThoseWackyNazis: of course
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Alan Furst (born February 20, 1941) is an American writer born in New York City and known for his spy fiction set in Europe before and during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Usually the plots are sinister and fraught with cynicism while at the same time being overlapped by grand descriptions of European culture. The usual theme is of a flawed flawed, (but eminently likable), competent (but usually not unbelievably so) character caught up in the epic struggle and doing his part. His work has earned him the Helmerich award in 2011.
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* OnceAnEpisode: sooner or later, someone will visit the ''Brasserie Heininger'' in Paris. Sometimes more than once.
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* Mission to Paris (2012)
* Midnight in Europe (2014)
* A Hero of France (2016)
* Midnight in Europe (2014)
* A Hero of France (2016)
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* BlackAndGrayMorality
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* GreyAndBlackMorality
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* EspionageTropes
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* SacredHospitality: In one novel, an UsefulNotes/{{OSS}} agent in the Balkans is sheltered by a fishing village. Sometime later the villagers discover that left on the shore for them is a feast (smuggled in by the OSS) with a note left to them thanking them. The villagers thereupon wonder what fabulously rich refugee they had obtained the gratitude of.
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An American writer born in New York City and known for his spy fiction set in Europe before and during WorldWarII.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. Usually the plots are sinister and fraught with cynicism while at the same time being overlapped by grand descriptions of European culture. The usual theme is of a flawed character caught up in the epic struggle and doing his part. His work has earned him the Helmerich award in 2011.
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* DeadLittleSister: the death of the protagonist's younger brother starts the plot of Night Soldiers
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* {{Ruritania}} : The best way to describe the little countries all about. A lot of them are Balkan or Eastern European countries ruled by petty GloriousLeader s of varying degrees of evilness but seldom really comparable to the {{Big Bad}}s.
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* {{Ruritania}} : {{Ruritania}}: The best way to describe the little countries all about. A lot of them are Balkan or Eastern European countries ruled by petty GloriousLeader s of varying degrees of evilness but seldom really comparable to the {{Big Bad}}s.
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An American writer born in New York City and known for his spy fiction set in Europe before and during WorldWarII. Usually the plots are sinister and fraught with cynicism while at the same time being overlapped by grand descriptions of European culture. The usual theme is of a flawed character caught up in the epic struggle and doing his part. His work has earned him the Helmerich award in 2011.
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!!Works include:
* Night Soldiers (1988)
* Dark Star (1991)
* The Polish Officer (1995)
* The World at Night (1996)
* Red Gold (1999)
* Kingdom of Shadows (2000)
* Blood of Victory (2003)
* Dark Voyage (2004)
* The Foreign Correspondent (2006)
* The Spies of Warsaw (2008)
* Spies of the Balkans (2010)
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!!Tropes in Alan Furst novels:
* {{Antihero}}: The protagonist is usually this.
* BadassBookworm: Several characters
* BigBad: AdolfHitler and JosefStalin
* TheChessmaster: His books are stuffed to the brim with them.
* CityOfSpies: Every city in Europe.
* DeadLittleSister: the death of the protagonist's younger brother starts the plot of Night Soldiers
* DirtyCommunists: Furst's Communists are ''really'' creepy.
* EspionageTropes
* TheEmpire: Russia and Germany
* TheFederation: Britain and France
* EvilVersusEvil: DirtyCommunists and ThoseWackyNazis
* GambitPileup
* GayParee: Honestly, Furst seems to have a crush on Paris.
* GreyAndBlackMorality
* GovernmentInExile
* HeroicNeutral: Several of the characters start as this
* LaResistance: The good guys
* LittleHeroBigWar
* {{Ruritania}} : The best way to describe the little countries all about. A lot of them are Balkan or Eastern European countries ruled by petty GloriousLeader s of varying degrees of evilness but seldom really comparable to the {{Big Bad}}s.
* SecretPolice: the Gestapo and the NKVD
* TechnoBabble: Furst fans love his realistic tradecraft.
* ThoseWackyNazis
* YeGoodeOldeDays: Furst novels practically drip with nostalgia about Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
* WorldWarII
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!!Works include:
* Night Soldiers (1988)
* Dark Star (1991)
* The Polish Officer (1995)
* The World at Night (1996)
* Red Gold (1999)
* Kingdom of Shadows (2000)
* Blood of Victory (2003)
* Dark Voyage (2004)
* The Foreign Correspondent (2006)
* The Spies of Warsaw (2008)
* Spies of the Balkans (2010)
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!!Tropes in Alan Furst novels:
* {{Antihero}}: The protagonist is usually this.
* BadassBookworm: Several characters
* BigBad: AdolfHitler and JosefStalin
* TheChessmaster: His books are stuffed to the brim with them.
* CityOfSpies: Every city in Europe.
* DeadLittleSister: the death of the protagonist's younger brother starts the plot of Night Soldiers
* DirtyCommunists: Furst's Communists are ''really'' creepy.
* EspionageTropes
* TheEmpire: Russia and Germany
* TheFederation: Britain and France
* EvilVersusEvil: DirtyCommunists and ThoseWackyNazis
* GambitPileup
* GayParee: Honestly, Furst seems to have a crush on Paris.
* GreyAndBlackMorality
* GovernmentInExile
* HeroicNeutral: Several of the characters start as this
* LaResistance: The good guys
* LittleHeroBigWar
* {{Ruritania}} : The best way to describe the little countries all about. A lot of them are Balkan or Eastern European countries ruled by petty GloriousLeader s of varying degrees of evilness but seldom really comparable to the {{Big Bad}}s.
* SecretPolice: the Gestapo and the NKVD
* TechnoBabble: Furst fans love his realistic tradecraft.
* ThoseWackyNazis
* YeGoodeOldeDays: Furst novels practically drip with nostalgia about Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
* WorldWarII
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