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Frederick McCarthy Forsyth

フレデリック・マッカーシー・フォーサイス

Furederikku Makāshī Fōsaisu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-08-25 （Ashford, Kent）
Died
2025-06-09 （Jordans, Buckinghamshire） age 86
Nationality
United Kingdom, England
Languages
English
Residence History
Ashford, Kent → Hertfordshire → Buckinghamshire

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Journalist, Spy, Military officer
Active Years
1969-2025
Affiliations
Reuters, BBC, Daily Express

Education

Tonbridge School
Country: United Kingdom
Private boarding and day school

Awards

Edgar Award for Best Novel
1972
Work: The Day of the Jackal
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: 受賞
Cartier Diamond Dagger
2012
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: 受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1997
Organization: British Monarch
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Day of the Jackal

1971 Thriller

An assassin is hired by the OAS to kill French President Charles de Gaulle.

AssassinationPolitical intrigue
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Day of the Jackal / Fred Zinnemann (1973)
  • [TV series] The Day of the Jackal (2024)

The Odessa File

1972 Thriller

A reporter tracks a former Nazi SS officer protected by ODESSA.

NazisHolocaust
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Odessa File / Ronald Neame (1974)

The Dogs of War

1974 Thriller

Mercenaries overthrow an African government for platinum mining rights.

MercenariesAfrican politics
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Dogs of War / John Irvin (1980)

The Fourth Protocol

1984 Thriller

Soviet agents plant an atomic bomb in the UK to influence elections.

EspionageNuclear threat
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Fourth Protocol / John Mackenzie (1987)

The Fist of God

1994 Thriller

Iraq's Project Babylon during the Gulf War.

Gulf WarIntelligence

Bibliography

  • The Biafra Story
  • The Day of the Jackal
  • The Odessa File
  • The Dogs of War
  • The Shepherd
  • The Devil's Alternative
  • Emeka
  • No Comebacks
  • The Fourth Protocol
  • The Negotiator
  • The Deceiver
  • The Fist of God
  • Icon
  • The Phantom of Manhattan
  • The Veteran
  • Avenger
  • The Afghan
  • The Cobra
  • The Kill List
  • The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue
  • The Fox
  • Revenge of Odessa

Adaptations

  • The Day of the Jackal (1973 film)
  • The Odessa File (1974 film)
  • The Dogs of War (1980 film)
  • The Fourth Protocol (1987 film)
  • The Jackal (1997 film)
  • The Shepherd (2023 film)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into more than 30 languages, over 70 million copies sold

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Journalistic detailRealismTaut plotting
Recurring Motifs
EspionageGeopoliticsTerrorismMilitary

Health

  • Brief illness
    2025年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Master of the thriller genre. 'The Day of the Jackal' became an international bestseller with numerous adaptations. Sold over 70 million books.

In Popular Culture

  • Bullet grazed his head in Biafra War
  • MI6 informant for 20 years

Trivia

  • Showed the bullet that grazed his head in the Biafra War in a famous 1972 photo.
  • Revealed in autobiography he was an MI6 informant for 20 years.
  • Known for conservative political views.