Frederick Forsyth
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 358 pages Rating: 4.26 | 108763 Users | 1874 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Day of the Jackal |
| ISBN: | 0553266306 (ISBN13: 9780553266306) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | the Jackal, Claude Lebel, Victor Kowalski, Jacqueline Dumas |
| Setting: | France,1963 Paris,1963(France) |
| Literary Awards: | Martin Beck Award (1972), Edgar Award for Best Novel (1972) |
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Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.The Jackal. A tall, blond Englishman with opaque, gray eyes. A killer at the top of his profession. A man unknown to any secret service in the world. An assassin with a contract to kill the world's most heavily guarded man.
One man with a rifle who can change the course of history. One man whose mission is so secretive not even his employers know his name. And as the minutes count down to the final act of execution, it seems that there is no power on earth that can stop the Jackal.
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| Title | : | The Day of the Jackal |
| Author | : | Frederick Forsyth |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 358 pages |
| Published | : | September 1979 by Bantam (first published June 1971) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Crime. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Suspense. Drama |
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I was walking around a library in Malesya when I found a shelf selling "classic" books. I wondered what does the Jackal mean ? Why is this book sold on a shelf that is presented infront of the entrance ?I took the book without knowing any history about it, never heard of the author & never thought I was entering a new world of thrillers!Since my native language is Arabic not english, I had difficulties understanding the first chapetr, especially with the small letters used in the edition IThe Day of the Jackal was published in 1971 and takes place in 1963. The story opens with an assassination attempt on Charles de Gaulle in August 1962 by the Organisation armée secrète (OAS). The OAS had targeted de Gaulle for his Algerian initiatives. Frederick Forsyth's story picks up from there.The French secret service has been very successful in infiltrating the OAS. They have managed to seize and interrogate the terrorists' operations commander, Antoine Argoud. The leader of the failed
Re-reading The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth's 1972 Edgar winner for Best Novel, was perhaps even more satisfying than reading it for the first time (can it really have been 36 years ago?) I would never quibble with the committee's choice on this one.As most people probably know, the book deals with a plot to assassinate Charles de Gaulle, President of France, by a group opposed to his policies on Algeria. Not only does the reasonably well-informed reader know that, historically, de
It doesn't matter to write one more review about this book when it has already received zillions of accolades but i couldn't stop myself to write a crisp review.ahhh.. What a book ,Loved it thoroughly. Can't find any book in this genre even close to it. Very nicely written. I picked this book with great expectations and Frederick Forsyth lived up to my expectation. Thanks to Forsyth for being very astute in the realm of international intrigue, will keep u hooked till the last page. If you are
A professional does not act out of fervour and is therefore more calm and less likely to make elementary errors. Not being idealistic, he is not likely to have second thoughts at the last minute about who else might get hurt in the explosion or whatever method, and being a professional he has calculated the risks to the last contingency. So his chances of success on schedule are surer than anyone elses, but he will not even enter into operation until he has devised a plan that will enable him
Just finished my 2nd (or 3rd?) reading of a favorite book I've had in my collection for years. It's still taut, suspenseful, and chilling!Like a lot of readers, I enjoyed the movie so much I bought the book at a time when you actually had to go to bookstores and place an order. Online purchases were a thing of the future at that time. I found a first-edition hardcover copy in a used bookstore or thrift store (can't remember). In 1962 a score of irritated French paratroopers have formed an
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