Born: August 25, 1938, Ashford. British author. Known for his journalistic style and fast-paced story developments based on international political situations and people, he has written many best-selling detective novels. He studied at the University of Granada in Spain, and after serving in the Royal Air Force, he entered the world of journalism. He was a reporter for the Eastern Daily Press in the UK from 1958 to 1961, and a correspondent for Reuters in Europe from 1961 to 1965. He then became a correspondent for the BBC, but left the company after criticizing the Nigerian government while covering the Biafra War. It was at this time that he wrote the war reportage The Biafra Story (1969). Forsyth's work is extremely realistic due to his experience and knowledge as a news correspondent. His first novel, and also considered his greatest work, The Day of the Jackal (1971), was based on a rumor he heard about a plot to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle (it was made into a film in 1973 and remade as The Jackal in 1997). He continued to publish a series of carefully researched detective novels, including The Odessa File (1972; made into a film in 1974), which focuses on the pursuit of Nazi war criminals, and The Dogs of War (1974; made into a film in 1980), which depicts a coup d'état in a fictional African country. Forsyth's novels are characterized by their emphasis on the power of individuals to change the world and history. Forsyth |
[生]1938.8.25. アシュフォード イギリスの作家。ジャーナリスティックな形式と,国際政治情勢や人物を題材にした早いストーリー展開で知られ,数々のベストセラー推理小説を生み出した。スペインのグラナダ大学に学び,イギリス空軍に勤務したのちジャーナリズムの世界に入る。 1958年から 1961年までイギリスのイースタン・デイリープレス紙の記者を務め,1961年から 1965年までロイターの特派員としてヨーロッパ各地に駐在。その後BBCの特派員となるが,ビアフラ戦争を取材した際にナイジェリア政府を批判したことをきっかけに退社。このとき書いたのが戦争ルポルタージュ『ビアフラ物語』 The Biafra Story (1969) である。フォーサイスの作品がきわめてリアルなのは,こうしたニュース特派員としての経験と知識による。最初の小説であると同時に最高傑作と評価される『ジャッカルの日』 The Day of the Jackal (1971) は,フランスのシャルル・ドゴール大統領暗殺計画に関して実際に耳にした噂をもとにした作品 (1973年に映画化,1997年には『ジャッカル』 The Jackalとしてリメークされた) 。その後もナチス戦犯の追跡をテーマにした『オデッサ・ファイル』 The Odessa File (1972。 1974映画化) や,アフリカの架空の国のクーデターを描いた『戦争の犬たち』 The Dogs of War (1974。 1980映画化) など,入念な調査に基づく推理小説を次々に発表した。世界や歴史を変える個人の力が強調されているのが,フォーサイスの小説の特徴である。 フォーサイス
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