The Levanter Tapa blanda - 2009

Eric Ambler was born into a family of entertainers and in his early years helped out as a puppeteer. In World War II he entered the army and was soon after commissioned and ended the war as assistant director of the army film unit and a lieutenant-colonel. In civilian life, Ambler had a very successful career as a screenwriter, receiving an Academy Award for his work on "The Cruel Sea" by Nicolas Monsarrat in 1953. Many of his own works have been filmed, the most famous probably being "Topkapi." He established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality and received many accolades during his lifetime, including two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America (best novel for "Topkapi" and best biographical work for "Here Lies Eric Ambler"), and two Gold Dagger Awards from the Crime Writer's Association ("Passage of Arms" and "The Levanter").