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Len Deighton (b. 1929) British writer, best known for his labyrinthine and ironic espionage thrillers. Along with , who also started his career in the early 1960s, Len Deighton has expanded the boundaries of the genre by examining ethical and moral problems of the Cold War. As well as his novels, Deighton has written on food and wine and nonfiction books mostly about World War II. "Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one. Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer." (Len Deighton in 'Preface' to Horse Under Water , Silver Jubilee Edition 1987) permitted to write books." During the 1950s, Deighton worked in a wide variety of jobs he was a waiter in Piccadilly, assistant pastry chef at the Royal Festival Hall, factory manager, teacher in Brittany, illustrator in New York, news photographer, and director of an advertising agency in London. As a steward for the British Overseas Airway Corporation in 1956-57, he traveled to exotic locations. In 1960 Deighton married Shirley Thompson, an illustrator. Later he lived with his family on a farm near the Mountains of Mourne in Ireland, and in Portugal. In the 1960s Deighton wrote a weekly series of illustrated French recipes for the London | |
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