Furst

Jonathan Yardley on The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst: Furst is that rarity, a writer of popular fiction who is also a serious novelist.

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A New York Times reviewer wrote that some passages in Furst’s fiction “could be passed off as the work of both a meticulous narrative craftsman at the top of his game and a symbolist poet.”

A Man of Action 2006

A New York Times reviewer wrote that some passages in Furst’s fiction “could be passed off as the work of both a meticulous narrative craftsman at the top of his game and a symbolist poet.”

A Man of Action 2006

Lederer, Ferguson and Furst, and another director of the company behind the Full Tilt Poker website, of defrauding thousands of online poker players out of more than $300 million that is still owed to them.

U.S. Alleges Poker Site Stacked Deck Alexandra Berzon 2011

"Mr. Furst hasn't done anything wrong," said David Angeli, Mr. Furst's attorney.

U.S. Alleges Poker Site Stacked Deck Alexandra Berzon 2011

Monsignor Gebhard Furst, Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, said that the rehabilitations were “a betrayal of trust, especially for our Jewish sisters and brothers in their relationship to the Church”.

Catholic Church in uproar over rehabilitation of Holocaust denier 2009

Then Peter Furst, an American anthropologist, suggested to Ramón that he represent the traditions and beliefs of his people by pressing coloured yarn into a wax-covered baseboard to form designs.

Huichol art, a matter of survival: Part One 2009

As professional poker players, Howard Lederer , Chris Ferguson and Rafael Furst got rich by bluffing players out of their money in televised tournaments.

U.S. Alleges Poker Site Stacked Deck Alexandra Berzon 2011

Then Peter Furst, an American anthropologist, suggested to Ramón that he represent the traditions and beliefs of his people by pressing coloured yarn into a wax-covered baseboard to form designs.

Huichol art, a matter of survival: Part One 2009

It also alleged that a third poker player involved in the site, Mr. Furst, received $12 million and Raymond Bitar, who helped manage Full Tilt, got $40 million.

U.S. Alleges Poker Site Stacked Deck Alexandra Berzon 2011