Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellers

Autore di romanzi come “Il giorno dello sciacallo” e “Dossier Odessa”

Writer used his experience reporting on De Gaulle’s France to plot his thriller, and continued to draw on real-world research for subsequent bestsellers

Best-selling thriller novelist died from brief illness, his agent announces

Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness at the age of 86.

E' morto a 86 anni lo scrittore britannico Frederick Forsyth, autore del 'Giorno dello Sciacallo' e di numerosi altri romanzi bestseller tradotti in tutto il mondo, alcuni dei…

London (dpa) - Der britische Schriftsteller Frederick Forsyth ist tot. Der Autor von Thrillern wie „Der Schakal“ und „Die Akte Odessa“ starb im Alter von 86 Jahren, wie seine…

E' scomparso lo scrittore britannico Frederick Forsyth, uno dei maestri delle spy-story. Ne ha dato notizia il suo agente. Forsyth, 86 anni, ex gi...

Britischer Schriftsteller Frederick Forsyth ist tot

El autor de otras electrizantes novelas como ‘Los perros de la guerra’ y ‘El puño de Dios’ y profusamente adaptado al cine ha fallecido a los 86 años

Autore di bestseller come “Il giorno dello sciacallo” e “Dossier Odessa”, aveva 86 anni

Bekannt war er vor allem für seine Thriller mit Geheimdienst-Setting. Nun ist der englische Schriftsteller im Alter von 86 Jahren gestorben.

I suoi thriller hanno venduto 75 milioni di copie

Ses livres, dont le best-seller « Chacal », se sont vendus à quelque 70 millions d’exemplaires dans le monde. L’écrivain britannique a aussi été pilote de la Royal Air Force,…

After losing a fortune he recouped it through writing, and waged a vociferous campaign against the EU on the Daily Telegraph letters page

British novelist and former MI6 agent died after a brief illness

Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria’s Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration.

Foreign correspondent who went on to become a hugely successful thriller writer best known for The Day of the Jackal

Forsyth, who sold 75 million books, is remembered as "one of the world's greatest thriller writers".

His gripping thrillers made him one of Britain's most successful writers. But the extraordinary life of Frederick Forsyth was every bit as exciting as the novels that made his…

Forsyth’s books sold more than 75 million copies, and some were also turned into films.