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| author = [[Eric Ambler]] |
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| country = United Kingdom |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = [[Hodder & Stoughton]] |
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| release_date = 1951 |
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| preceded_by = [[Journey into Fear (novel)|Journey into Fear]] |
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| followed_by = [[The Schirmer Inheritance]] |
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'''''Judgment on Deltchev''''' is a 1951 novel by [[Eric Ambler]]. It was his first novel for eleven years, and Ambler was worried about producing a bad novel, but did not.<ref name="Evans">{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Julian |title=The faces behind the mask |url=https://julianevans.com/the-faces-behind-the-mask/ |website=Julian Evans |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=28 March 2013}}</ref> The book is a courtroom drama based on the [[show trial]] of Bulgarian politician [[Nikola Petkov]].<ref name="Evans"/> It provoked hostile responses from Communist [[fellow traveller]]s.<ref name="Jones">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/06/eric-ambler-mask-dimitrios-journey-fear |access-date=21 December 2021 |work=the Guardian |date=5 June 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="New Statesman">{{cite web|last1=Hanks|first1=Robert|title=Socialism and Suspense|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/ambler-business-uncommon|website=New Statesman|accessdate=19 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630095556/https://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/ambler-business-uncommon |archive-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
'''''Judgment on Deltchev''''' is a 1951 novel by [[Eric Ambler]]. It was his first novel for eleven years, and Ambler was worried about producing a bad novel, but did not.<ref name="Evans">{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Julian |title=The faces behind the mask |url=https://julianevans.com/the-faces-behind-the-mask/ |website=Julian Evans |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=28 March 2013}}</ref> The book is a courtroom drama based on the [[show trial]] of Bulgarian politician [[Nikola Petkov]].<ref name="Evans"/> It provoked hostile responses from Communist [[fellow traveller]]s.<ref name="Jones">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Thomas |title=Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/06/eric-ambler-mask-dimitrios-journey-fear |access-date=21 December 2021 |work=the Guardian |date=5 June 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="New Statesman">{{cite web|last1=Hanks|first1=Robert|title=Socialism and Suspense|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/ambler-business-uncommon|website=New Statesman|accessdate=19 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630095556/https://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/06/ambler-business-uncommon |archive-date=30 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:54, 21 December 2021
| Author | Eric Ambler |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Journey into Fear |
| Followed by | The Schirmer Inheritance |
Judgment on Deltchev is a 1951 novel by Eric Ambler. It was his first novel for eleven years, and Ambler was worried about producing a bad novel, but did not.[1] The book is a courtroom drama based on the show trial of Bulgarian politician Nikola Petkov.[1] It provoked hostile responses from Communist fellow travellers.[2][3]
In an essay on Ambler, James Fenton argued that this novel marked a decisive farewell to Ambler's left-wing period.[citation needed]
Plot
Foster, a playwright, visits an unnamed East European country to report the show trial of fallen politician Deltchev, but gets caught up in a conspiracy.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Julian (28 March 2013). "The faces behind the mask". Julian Evans. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (5 June 2009). "Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Hanks, Robert. "Socialism and Suspense". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2014.