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El Chacal ha elegido el 25 de agosto, Día de la Liberación de París, para realizar la más audaz y difícil tarea que se le haya encomendado jamás a nadie. Media Europa es alertada: miles de cables telegráficos se cruzan en endiablada y frenética carrera para prevenir sin despertar sospechas, para averiguar datos, para atar cabos... El apelativo de Chacal se debe precisamente a esa ferocidad implacable, a esa astucia sutil que lo hace escurrirse entre los dedos de sus perseguidores, sin perder de vista a su presa. El día del Chacal es una novela electrizante, imposible de abandonar. No en vano ha sacudido profundamente a millones de lectores en todo el mundo y fue brillantemente llevada al cine. I read this book many years back and was on the edge of my seat. At that time, I had not read about Charles de Gaulle and only knew him as the President of France. I did not know he had died in his bed, and when I read the book, I wanted 'The Jackal' to succeed. He had to fail, of course. When I read the book this time, I was engrossed by the description of the detailed planning of the assassination and the chase. You must be knowledgeable, disciplined, and focused if you want to be a high-level crook, as the book demonstrates. It is a brilliant book, and has lost none of its charm over the years. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Pertence à Série da EditoraEstá contido emThree Complete Novels [The Day of the Jackal / The Odessa File / The Dogs of War] por Frederick Forsyth Tem a adaptaçãoÉ resumida emThe Day of The Jackal, Earthquake, Summer of the Red Wolf, Darwin and the Beagle por Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 77: Eins für Frost und Zwei für Feuer / Meine Nachbarn die Affen / Der Schakal / Das Licht im Innern por Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Best Sellers: Wild Goose, Brother Goose | The Day of the Jackal | A Day No Pigs Would Die por Reader's Digest PrémiosDistinctionsNotable Lists
France, infuriated by Charles de Gaulle's withdrawal from Algeria, had failed in six known attempts to assassinate the General. This book postulates that the seventh, mostly deadly attempt involved a professional killer-for-hire who would be unknown to the French Police. His code name: Jackal. His price: half a million dollars. His demand: total secrecy, even from his employers. Step by painstaking step, we follow the Jackal in his meticulous planning, from the fashioning of a specially made rifle to the devising of his approach to the time and the place where the General is to meet the Jackal's bullet. The only obstacle in his path is a small, diffident, rumpled policeman, who happens to be considered by his boss the best detective in France: Deputy Commissaire Claude Lebel. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Author's ability to blend fiction and non-fiction makes this novel read like something from the newspaper headlines. Level of details when it comes to criminal underground, lonely world of political assassins and state security apparatus is amazing. Isn't it interesting how during the 1960's main reason why UK did not like France was because France did not want it in the EEC in the first place. When you go through all the side-stories and comments, isn't it interesting that UK wanted to enter EEC in the 1960's for the same reason UK wanted out 60 years later. Politics, eh :)
That aside, novel illustrates that only difference between state security oppression in last two years and situation before that, was just in lack of powers to do "whatever is required" - same as was case in France at the time of the novel's story, 1960's which were very turbulent and violent. All those paramilitary state elements enforcing justice by rule of stick and gun sound so contemporary it is incredible. So it is not that there was no oppressive apparatus in past, it just was not put into streets like in last two years with all free reign. People just forgot about it (hopefully they will remember it for next couple of weeks ..... because goldfish :)).
Besides these always contemporary elements author's ability to make character of Jackal - defined only through his actions, not that much talk and definitely very scarce interaction with other characters - so alive is exquisite. Descriptions of manhunt and the way very skilled assassin manages to infiltrate fortress that is France - they will keep you turning pages whole night. Intricate network of OAS informants and spies, way how they found their foothold in French society, basius for the OAS existence and conflict with France government, actions of security forces and some shady elements working for the government (Union Corse) and level of violence in the 1960's - it is unbelievable vivid and would make you to get your hands on some historical books to learn more.
Of course let us not forget Lebel, silent hero of the book, police inspector who proves the eternal maxim - only professional people will achieve something. Bureaucracy that points always to where the current wind blows never achieves anything.
Author definitely did his research and presented the reader with a world of shadows that exists so closely next to our own.
I cannot recommend this book enough. True gem. ( )