tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post1124288785992504076..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-32372228344800251782013-06-20T00:27:53.083-07:002013-06-20T00:27:53.083-07:00Neer, you're right about 'Duty' which ...Neer, you're right about 'Duty' which is about a holidaying couple in Ireland. Forsyth, apparently, spent a lot of time in <br />Ireland and was fascinated by the place, which explains the setting of his stories.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85129012713094709862013-06-16T00:25:55.867-07:002013-06-16T00:25:55.867-07:00Col, THE DAY OF THE JACKAL is his most famous nove...Col, THE DAY OF THE JACKAL is his most famous novel and it was made more popular by the film version with Edward <br />Fox as the Jackal. I don't know anything about his political opinions but I remember enjoying his thrillers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-66458142931220000642013-06-16T00:17:25.012-07:002013-06-16T00:17:25.012-07:00Charles, Forsyth continues to be popular among Ind...Charles, Forsyth continues to be popular among Indian readers of popular fiction. I used to read his books from the local circulating library.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49397484366308364292013-06-14T18:00:48.031-07:002013-06-14T18:00:48.031-07:00I read this long back Prashant. Besides, these two...I read this long back Prashant. Besides, these two stories I found the one where in a French countryside, a man recalls shooting some Irish rebels, extremely compelling. I think it is titled Duty.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-26057534107576993582013-06-14T08:41:17.879-07:002013-06-14T08:41:17.879-07:00I used to love this author, and I enjoyed this, Ja...I used to love this author, and I enjoyed this, Jackal and a few others of his, maybe 25 plus years ago. I think I stopped reading him because of some of his political opinions. (I was probably more impulsive and reactionary back then!)col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-85527979729675420452013-06-14T08:10:22.203-07:002013-06-14T08:10:22.203-07:00Haven't read a Forsyth in years, I used to get...Haven't read a Forsyth in years, I used to get 'em from the library when I was growing up.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com