Blood of Victory - by Alan Furst (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the autumn of 1940, Russian migr journalist I.A. Serebin is recruited in Istanbul by an agent of the British secret service for an operation to stop German importation of Romanian oil. "Blood of Victory" is replete with the heart-pounding suspense, incredible historical accuracy, and narrative immediacy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - "[Furst] glides gracefully into an urbane pre-World War II Europe and describes that milieu with superb precision."</b> <b>--Janet Maslin, </b><i><b>The New York Times</b></i> <p/>In the autumn of 1940, Russian émigré journalist I. A. Serebin is recruited in Istanbul by an agent of the British secret services for a clandestine operation to stop German importation of Romanian oil--a last desperate attempt to block Hitler's conquest of Europe. Serebin's race against time begins in Bucharest and leads him to Paris, the Black Sea, Beirut, and, finally, Belgrade; his task is to attack the oil barges that fuel German tanks and airplanes. <i>Blood of Victory</i> is a novel with the heart-pounding suspense, extraordinary historical accuracy, and narrative immediacy we have come to expect from Alan Furst. <p/><b>Praise for </b><i><b>Blood of Victory</b></i> <p/>"Densely atmospheric and genuinely romantic, the novel is most reminiscent of the Hollywood films of the forties, when moral choices were rendered not in black-and-white but in smoky shades of gray."<b>--<i>The New Yorker <p/></i></b>"Furst's achievement is a moral one, producing a powerful testament to fiction's ability to re-create the experience of others, and why it is so deeply important to do so."<b> --Neil Gordon, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/>"Richly atmospheric and satisfying." <b>--Deirdre Donahue, <i>USA Today</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Furst] glides gracefully into an urbane pre-World War II Europe and describes that milieu with superb precision." --Janet Maslin, <i>The New York Times<br></i><br>"Densely atmospheric and genuinely romantic, the novel is most reminiscent of the Hollywood films of the forties, when moral choices were rendered not in black-and-white but in smoky shades of gray." --<i>The New Yorker</i> <p/>"Furst's achievement is a moral one, producing a powerful testament to fiction's ability to re-create the experience of others, and why it is so deeply important to do so." --Neil Gordon, <i>The New York Times Book Review<br></i><br>"Richly atmospheric and satisfying." --<i>Deirdre Donahue, USA Today</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alan Furst</b> is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. He is the author of <i>Night Soldiers</i>, <i>Dark Star</i>, <i>The Polish Officer</i>, <i>The World at Night</i>, <i>Red Gold</i>, and <i>Kingdom of Shadows</i>. Born in New York, he has lived for long periods in France, especially Paris. He now lives on Long Island, New York.
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