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Eric Ambler, a left leaning intellectual, fully expected the Soviet Union to be an ally of Britain and his books from this period have sympathetic Soviet block characters. This book was published in 1939 just before Germany declared war on Poland.
Widely credited with reviving and improving upon the thriller genre, Eric Ambler (1909-1998) is the author of many suspense, action, and adventure books, including A Coffin for Dimitrios and The Light of Day, both of which were adapted into movies.He was also a successful screenwriter, and he wrote the screenplays for The Cruel Sea and the American detective series Checkmate.
Eric Clifford Ambler (ur. 28 czerwca 1909 w Londynie, zm. 22 października 1998 w Szwajcarii) – angielski pisarz i scenarzysta.Autor powieści o tematyce kryminalnej, szpiegowskiej i politycznej, także thrillerów.Tworzył także pod pseudonimem Eliot Reed w spółce z Charlesem Roddą.. W swoich utworach często umiejscawiał akcję na tle konfliktów bałkańsko-lewantyjskich.
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1936, he wrote a series of novels that introduced ordinary protagonists thrust into political intrigues they were ill prepared to deal with. These novels were touted for their realism, and Ambler established himself as a thriller writer of depth and originality.
La máscara de Dimitrios. Eric Ambler: El azar y la providencia. La casualidad es el nombre que le damos a la causalidad cuando ignoramos su origen. Es el principio de toda religión, pero también puede ser el inicio de una aventura como nos explica Eric Ambler (1909-1998) en su novela más ambiciosa La máscara de Dimitrios (1939).
Lebenslauf. Eric Clifford Ambler wurde 1909 in London geboren. Er besuchte die Colfes' Grammar School in Lewisham und studierte anschließend Ingenieurwesen am Northampton Engineering College. Nach einem Jahr brach er dieses jedoch ab, um in einer Fabrik zu arbeiten. 1928 betätigte sich Ambler wie sein Vater erfolgreich in der Werbebranche.
3.90. 484 ratings42 reviews. Eric Ambler is at the top of his form with A Kind of Anger , which expertly combines a satire of paparazzi-driven media culture with a classic espionage tale filled with breathless suspense.Six weeks ago, Lucia Bernardi fled the Swiss villa where her lover was murdered—and then she vanished.
