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The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler d a l l a s r. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, james fenton waterstones. Buy the mask of dimitrios, etc by eric ambler from amazons fiction books store. However, the book seemed to be feeling its age andunlike other eric ambler thrillerscreaked slowly along. Thomas jones on eric ambler, a consummate thriller writer whose.

His final published work was the short story collection waiting for orders. Jun 18, 2009 in ian flemings from russia, with love 1957, james bond whiles away a plane journey to istanbul by reading a thriller. Ambler used the pseudonym eliot reed for books cowritten with charles rodda. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, 9780141190334, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The mask of dimitrios is a 1939 novel by eric ambler. Buy the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, james fenton from waterstones today. He has written books on economics, but, latterly, has become successful as a writer of popular, well written detective stories. In the year 1944, the novel was made into a feature film. Recommended a terrific novel by an underrated author. English crime novelist charles latimer is travelling in istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of turkish police inspector colonel haki. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The central character, latimer, is an academic and writer.

The mask of dimitrios has 10 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Eric ambler is widely regarded as an exemplary writer of spy thrillers, if not the actual inventor of the genre. He was a writer and producer, known for a night to remember 1958, the purple plain 1954 and the cruel sea 1953. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the united states it was published as a coffin for dimitrios. Its a comparison that says much about ambler s fine qualities as an author. Eric ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s, and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Below is a list of eric amblers books in order of when they were first released. The title character of the novel is loosely based on the early career movements of greek. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler used very good. Click to read more about the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler. In a coffin for dimitrios, author, eric ambler introduces the readers to the protagonist, one charles.

The mask of dimitrios 1939 although the dark frontier is amblers first novel, the mask of dimitrios can take the credit for the novel that brought him into the public eye, adapted into a film noir in 1944 starring zachary scott and sydney greenstreet. The mask of dimitrios is my second book by eric ambler this year, read, not because i am so interested in espionage, but as it was reissued as a penguin modern classics edition. Oct 09, 2001 eric ambler is widely regarded as an exemplary writer of spy thrillers, if not the actual inventor of the genre. Copy of the mask of dimitrios sitting on vintage guide book to paris and. This book is the 1964th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. The mask of dimitrios penguin modern classics ebook. Two part dramatisation of the novel often cited as ambler s greatest.

Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. His name was being crossed off police files from smyrna to paris. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A coffin for dimitrios, originally published in england in 1939 under the title of a mask for dimitrios, is considered his most classic work. Buy the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, in good condition. The mask of dimitrios curley large print books authors. Eric clifford ambler obe 28 june 1909 22 october 1998 was an influential english author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre.

Amblers best known works are probably the mask of dimitrios 1939 published in the us under the title a coffin for dimitrios, which was made into a film in 1944, and the light of day 1962, filmed in 1964 as topkapi. Buy the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, in very good condition. The mask of dimitrios by ambler, eric and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Despite the consensus that the mask of dimitrios is amblers finest novel, as the blurb on the back of the pulpy, now outofprint pan classic crime edition of 10 years ago put it, it is in some. Eric ambler books list of books by author eric ambler.

The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by frank gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same name written by eric ambler in america the novel was titled a coffin for dimitrios. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler the 1964th greatest. If you like your crime fiction a bit different from the eternal parlour games staged by writers like agatha christie, try reading the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, and you will experience a virtuoso mixture of a novel of detection and a portrait of europe in the first half of the 19th century, a. Buy the mask of dimitrios penguin modern classics new ed by ambler, eric, mazower, mark isbn. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, first edition abebooks. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free.

A coffin for dimitrios, judgement on deltchev and passage of arms, and the mask of dimitrios, and more on. And while eric amblers taut spy mystery was first published in 1939, it could have easily been written in the last decade it holds up. Jun 05, 2009 thomas jones on eric ambler, a consummate thriller writer whose scrutiny of the links between big business and bad governments is all too relevant today. Thomas jones on thriller writer eric ambler books the. Eric ambler became a published novelist in 1936 with the novel the dark frontier.

Buy the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler online at alibris. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious dimitrios an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the bosphorus. Sep 21, 2018 sydney greenstreet and peter lorre in the mask of dimitrios 1944 all three of the books above were made into movies. The mask of dimitrios project gutenberg selfpublishing. A coffin for dimitrios, under the original british title of the mask of dimitrios, in 1944, starred peter lorre and sydney greenstreet, and journey into fear in 1942 starred orson welles and joseph cotton. A chance encounter with a turkish colonel with a penchant for british crime novels leads mystery writer charles latimer into a world of sinister political and. Eric amblers novels portray a fractured and uncertain europe. The mask of dimitrios book by eric ambler 10 available. But latimer was a detectivestory writer and the chronological gaps in dimitrios s police record were a challenge to his professional ingenuity, a chance to pursue at last a reallife but at the same time safely academic line of detection. The mask of dimitrios by eric ambler, first edition abebooks passion for books.

Another novel that eric ambler is best known for is the light of day, which was adapted into a screenplay in the year 1964. The mask of the dimistrios, which was published in the year 1939, is one of eric amblers bestknown book. Eric ambler was born on june 28, 1909 in london, england as eric clifford ambler. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller and john le carre once described him as the source on which we all draw. Books by eric ambler author of the mask of dimitrios. The mask of dimitrios is the first of eric ambler s novels that i have read but ive already bought a second so as to discover more of his work. Ambler is known as a major influence on writers and an inventor of the modern thriller genre. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by frank gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same name written by eric ambler in the united states, it was published as a coffin for dimitrios. Thomas jones on thriller writer eric ambler books the guardian. Eric ambler has 62 books on goodreads with 43162 ratings. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A chance encounter with a turkish colonel leads charles lati. The mask of dimitrios is one of those books that a good number of people today may not have heard of i never heard of it until a few years ago, but is an established classic of its genre that has inspired the likes of john lecarre and alfred hitchcock.

See all books authored by eric ambler, including espionage. His novels the mask of dimitrios, journey into fear and the light of day as topkapi were adapted to film. Some of the classic films that were based on his works include the october man and journey into fear, which features renowned actor, joseph cotton. He was married to joan harrison and louise smith crombie.

This page contains details about the fiction book the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler published in 1944. The mask of dimitrios charles latimer, book 1 by eric ambler. The mask of dimitrios book by eric ambler half price books. The mask of dimitrios is in many ways an oldfashioned, intelligent thriller, displaying all the craft of disciplined good writing. Jan 01, 2009 online shopping from a great selection at books store. English crime novelist charles latimer is holidaying in istanbul when he first hears of the mysterious dimitrios an infamous master criminal long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the bosphorus. Buy the mask of dimitrios unabridged by eric ambler, tony gardener isbn. May 28, 2009 buy the mask of dimitrios penguin modern classics new ed by ambler, eric, mazower, mark isbn.