The Mask of Dimitrios (novel)
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| Author | Eric Ambler |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure novel, Spy novel |
Published in English | 1939 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| OCLC | 854980711 |
| Preceded by | Cause for Alarm |
| Followed by | Journey into Fear |
The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1939 novel by Eric Ambler. In the United States it was published as A Coffin for Dimitrios.[1]
The book is sometimes regarded as Ambler's finest,[2] however this is disputed.[3]
Ambler's discussions with Turkish exiles in Montparnasse provided some of the inspiration for the book.[2]
The character Charles Latimer also features in The Intercom Conspiracy.
Plot[]
Mystery writer Charles Latimer meets Colonel Haki of the Turkish police. Haki believes Latimer would be interested in the career of the notorious criminal Dimitrios, whose body has been identified in an Istanbul morgue.
Adaptations[]
It has been adapted as a radio play and made into a feature-length film, The Mask of Dimitrios.
In popular culture[]
In From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming, James Bond reads The Mask of Dimitrios on the plane taking him to Istanbul.[4]
References[]
- ^ Ambler, Eric (2011-10-19) [1939]. A Coffin for Dimitrios. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307949950.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Eric Ambler". The Independent. 23 October 1998.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (5 June 2009). "Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Fleming, Ian. From Russia with love. Random house. p. 152. ISBN 9780099576051.
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