Frederick Forsyth: A Matter of Protocol the Authorized Biography - Hardcover

Cabell, Craig

9781861054142: Frederick Forsyth: A Matter of Protocol the Authorized Biography

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1861054149 ISBN 13: 9781861054142

Publisher: Robson Book Ltd, 2003

Frederick Forsyth's life reads like one of his thrillers. Skipping school to take flying lessons, he became the youngest pilot in the RAF. By his early 20s he was a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Paris, where he witnessed the OAS's assassination attempts on Charles de Gaulle. His move to Berlin, coincided with his discovery of the Odessa, an organisation that protected Nazi war criminals.
These experiences would become the backbone of Forsyth's first two novels The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, powerful international thrillers that formed a whole new genre - the faction novel.
Frederick Forsyth - A Matter of Protocol is an exploration of the life and works of this most popular writer. Detailing Forsyth's life up to the release of The Day of the Jackal and beyond, this biography reveals the man behind some of the most memorable novels of a generation.

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About the Author:

Craig Cabell started writing in his early teens, submitting short stories for LBC radio's Through the Night. On leaving school, he landed a string of commissions as a freelance journalist, most notably for the Independent. He joined the civil service at the age of 18 where was quickly promoted. However, journalism beckoned, and he eventually found himself spending two and a half years on the in-house journal, writing news, features, book reviews and a running a regular wine column. He lives in London.

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