Eric Ambler

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Eric Ambler was a British author renowned for pioneering the modern political thriller with his influential espionage novels in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf human
novelist
screenwriter
activePeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
awardReceived Edgar Award NERFINISHED
Gold Dagger Award NERFINISHED
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award NERFINISHED
Order of the British Empire
birthName Eric Clifford Ambler NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1909-06-28
dateOfDeath 1998-10-22
educatedAt University of London
genre crime fiction
espionage fiction
political thriller
spy fiction
influenced Alan Furst NERFINISHED
Graham Greene NERFINISHED
John le Carré NERFINISHED
Len Deighton NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement modern thriller
name Eric Ambler NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableFor pioneering the modern political thriller
notableWork A Coffin for Dimitrios NERFINISHED
Background to Danger NERFINISHED
Cause for Alarm NERFINISHED
Epitaph for a Spy NERFINISHED
Journey into Fear NERFINISHED
Judgment on Deltchev NERFINISHED
State of Siege NERFINISHED
The Levanter NERFINISHED
The Light of Day NERFINISHED
The Mask of Dimitrios NERFINISHED
The Schirmer Inheritance NERFINISHED
occupation author
novelist
screenwriter
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
spouse Joan Harrison NERFINISHED
Louise Crombie NERFINISHED

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