The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Mena, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
VG/VG, pub 1971 by the Viking Press.
Made into a film in 1973 starring Edward Fox as the Jackal. Remade in 1997 starring Bruce Willis. The original storyline was about The Jackal , contracted by the OAS French Terroist group of the early 1960's to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. It became an instant best seller in 1973 after de Gaulle died.
Synopsis
The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a thriller novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The Day of the Jackal is a novel of the spy fiction genre, praised for its convincing portrayal of France in 1963, and its carefully thought-out plot.
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- Bookseller
- Supercalifabulistic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 287
- Title
- The Day of the Jackal
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- France,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Made into Movie; Murder mystery; France;
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- Fiction & Literature Mystery & Thrillers Spy & Espionage
- Fiction & Literature Mystery & Thrillers Mystery Crime Fiction
- Fiction & Literature Mystery & Thrillers Mystery Murder Mystery