To write the article, Alan Furst flew to the USSR. But they eventually greenlit the project. The article was important because Esquire was initially reluctant to support it at the time, the Cold War was at its height. One of his most significant undertakings was an Eastern European travel piece he proposed to Esquire. His work appeared in publications like Esquire where his readers took note of his interest in Eastern European locations. He lived in France for a time before moving to Seattle. It was around this same period that he secured a Fullbright teaching fellowship. On top of writing copy for ad agencies, he drove a cab and picked fruit in the years he spent trying to identify his purpose as an artist.įurst married his wife in 1969. The author tried his hand at a number of odd jobs after university. His interest in anthropology led to an encounter with Margaret Mead who became his employer.īesides the MA he got from Penn State University, Furst also pursued and failed to finish his Ph.D. By then, he had already majored in English, eventually graduating with a BA in 1962. He believes that every writer should study anthropology. A former student at Horace Mann School, Furst also attended Oberlin College. As such, growing up in the Upper West Side, he spent a lot of time exploring Manhattan, either alone or with friends. His parents were older and he was an only child.
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