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The World at Night is a 1996 historical espionage novel by Alan Furst, set mainly in Paris during the German occupation of France. It follows Jean Casson, a French film producer whose disrupted professional and personal life draws him into covert activity against the occupying regime. Rather than presenting espionage as a sequence of heroic missions, the novel concentrates on fear, compromise, surveillance, and the gradual transformation of a civilian into a participant in resistance work.
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Who wrote The World at Night, and when was it published?
Alan Furst wrote The World at Night, which was published in 1996. It is a historical espionage novel set mainly in Paris during the German occupation of France.
Who is Jean Casson in The World at Night?
Jean Casson is a French film producer whose professional and personal life is disrupted by the occupation. Those disruptions draw him into covert activity against the occupying regime.
Why is the film world important to The World at Night?
Casson's work as a film producer gives the story a civilian and cultural setting before the occupation pulls him into espionage. His disrupted career becomes one path into covert resistance activity.
Is The World at Night set during a historical occupation?
Yes, the 1996 novel is set mainly in Paris during the German occupation of France. Jean Casson's move from film production into covert activity links personal drama with historical espionage.
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