'The Day of The Jackal' was written by Frederick Forsyth and is the second novel of his that I have read, the first being the 'The Fourth Protocol'. The thing that I wondered at the end of both novels is, how can this be fiction.
In 1962 France gave Algeria Independence, there were people ... Read review
Advantages: Intriguing, interesting and a great thriller. Disadvantages: You spend hours reading it and hours missing your favorite program.
'The Day of The Jackal' was written by Frederick Forsyth and is the second novel of his that I have read, the first being the 'The Fourth Protocol'. The thing that I wondered at the end of both novels is, how can this be fiction.
In 1962 France gave Algeria Independence, there were people in Algeria who wanted it to still be part of the French empire these being French Nationals, French Army Personnel and members of the French Foreign ... ...that De Gaulle had made the wrong choice as their fellow men had died in Algeria, people died and for what, nothing.
'The Day of The Jackal' is about 3 senior members of the OAS who decide to take matters into their own hands as their organisation is riddled with defectors and spys, they decide to assassinate De Gaulle. Their had been a previous attempt on De Gaulle’s life by the OAS which had failed, this meant that they would have ... more
'The Day of The Jackal' was written by Frederick Forsyth and is the second novel of his that I have read, the first being the 'The Fourth Protocol'. The thing that I wondered at the end of both novels is, how can this be fiction.
In 1962 France gave Algeria Independence, there were people in Algeria who wanted it to still be part of the French empire these being French Nationals, French Army Personnel and members of the French Foreign Legion and as a result these people formed the O.A.S. (Organisation de l'Armée Secrète - Secret Army Organization ). These people decided that De Gaulle had made the wrong choice as their fellow men had died in Algeria, people died and for what, nothing.
'The Day of The Jackal' is about 3 senior members of the OAS who decide to take matters into their own hands as their organisation is riddled with defectors and spys, they decide to assassinate De Gaulle. Their had been a previous attempt on De Gaulle’s life by the OAS which had failed, this meant that they would have to employ the services of an external service, a professional assassin, The Jackal. The senior OAS men hire the services of the assassin for half a million pounds, which may not seem much now to kill a president but it was then. They O.A.S. generals then hide out in a hotel in Italy secured by mercenaries to protect against attacks from De Gaulle’s men. A spurt of bank robberies followed to gain the money which they did not have and as a result the French authorities where aware that not all was going fine on the home front although they didn’t know what these robberies where for. A bodyguard and a loyal servant from the days of Algeria of the O.A.S men was captured when he was told to leave the country and see his daughter who was dying, the only person of importance to him, he went and was captured then integrated by French Authorities, they found out about the Jackal and the assassination attempt, but they didn’t know who or how.
The person in charge of finding The Jackal with only his codename is a French Police Commisaire, Claude Lebel, he must operate in total secrecy, the press must not know that a nationwide manhunt is happening. It is only later on in the book is Lebel actually allowed to break secrecy and have a nationwide manhunt for 'The Jackal' after the murder of a well respected lady.
De Gaulle’s reputation as a strong man must not be compromised!
During Lebel's operations with his fellow detective, Carron who he had assigned to him, Lebel encountered problems with a rather pragmatic minister called St Clair who later proved to be more of a problem as his mistress turned out to be an O.A.S infiltrator, on finding out he resigned. This minister tried to call into question everything that Lebel decided to do and was the first to criticise and the last to congratulate.
'The Day of The Jackal' is one of the best novels I have ever read, Forsyth pays meticulous attention to detail, he keeps you fully informed about the situation but yet you feel that you should just read the next page, then the next and so on. The book is immensely entertaining; it mixes real history with fiction to produce a truly brilliant concoction of action, drama and suspense.
The amazingly realistic and interesting set of characters makes the story more readable, they are people to whom you either love or loathe, the characters range from the Assassin who acts like a true gentleman to a rather large OAS gorilla who cares about one person more than anyone, no not himself but his daughter.
I suggest that if you are thinking of buying the book, DON'T THINK DO!
It is a brilliant book that will keep you thinking and wondering, can this possibly be fiction.
Advantages: Something special among the American thriller Disadvantages: You'll never put it down up to the last page!
'The Day of the Jackal' is one the oldest books written from Frederick Frosyth and, in my opinion its best one. In his next books I vainly tried to find the same pathos, the same incredible, but also believable plot, the same ability in taking the reader to discover his mainly character. The history takes place in France at the beginning of the '60ies, when Algeria became indipendent.
The book is the history of one of the best killer available 'on ... ...was born in imitation of the real killer 'Carlos').
Page by page the writer will 'live' the preparation of an attempt: from the falsification of papers, to the construction of a special weapon, up to the research of the right place where the killer will settle down during the attempt itself.
During the reading we will discover how to change our appearance: a bit on cotton in the mouth to alter facial features, a dowel pledged in a shoe to became ...
shaoli2 26.07.2003
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Advantages: Excellent detective work Disadvantages: Sorry, I cannot imagine.
...minute detail would have been the result of careful research, which is evident in all the books written by the author. I read the book for the first time just after seeing the film based on the book, but the virtual action created in my mind by the book was more powerful then the movie. In fact I could not keep the book down and was moving violantly in my seat, especially at the moment our hero discovered the true identity of the Jackal, ie. Charles ...
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Advantages: Very gripping and interesting Disadvantages: None
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Advantages: A cracking good thriller. Well researched, and keeps you guessing. Disadvantages: Forsyth's political leanings show through somewhat in his writing.
~ ~ I’ve grown up with veteran thriller writer FrederickForsyth.
The first novel of his that I read was “The Day of the Jackal” back in the early 1970’s, after first watching the excellent movie based on the book.
It told the story of a dangerous British assassin, who tried to kill President De Gaul of France at the time of Algerian crisis.
Ever since then I’ve awaited each new thriller he writes with anticipation, and have rarely been disappointed.
~ ~ His latest book is called “Avenger”, and was published earlier this year. (2003)
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Advantages: Gripping yarns, all with a "twist in the tail" Disadvantages: Not a lot!
~ ~ ‘The Veteran’ (2001) is a book of five short stories from the British master storyteller FrederickForsyth, who has been topping the best seller charts for the past thirty plus years.
~ ~ I first came across Forsyth’s work practically by accident, when I went to see a cracking movie back in the early 1970’s called ‘Day Of The Jackal’, (starring Edward Fox) which told of an attempted assassination attempt on the life of the late French President Charles de Gaul by a dissident group from the OSS (French Secret Service) opposed to the granting of independence to Algeria.
I so enjoyed the movie that I went out and bought the book, and I’ve been an avid reader of Forsyth’s fiction novels ever since.
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Frederick Forsyth
Title
The Day of The Jackal
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0091073901; 009955271X
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One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, "The Day Of The Jackal" is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who, in the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the O. A. S. , to assassinate General de Gaulle. From the Publisher'In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday Times
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