Daniel Silva (novelist)
Daniel Silva (born 1960) is an American journalist and author of thriller and espionage novels.
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Born | 1960 (age 59–60) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist, Journalist |
Alma mater | California State University, Fresno (BA) |
Period | 1996–present |
Genre | Spy fiction |
Notable awards | Barry Award 2007 The Messenger Barry Award 2013 The Fallen Angel |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Jamie Gangel (1987–present) |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
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Early life
Silva was born in Detroit, Michigan. When Silva was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic.[1]
Silva received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fresno and began a graduate program in international relations at San Francisco State University, but left when offered employment as a journalist at United Press International.[2]
Career
Journalist
Silva began his writing career as a journalist with a temporary position at United Press International in 1984.[1] His assignment was to cover the Democratic National Convention. United Press International made Silva's position permanent and, a year later, transferred him to the Washington, D.C., headquarters. After two more years, he was appointed as UPI's Middle East correspondent and moved to Cairo, Egypt.
Silva returned to Washington, D.C., for a position with Cable News Network's Washington Bureau. He worked as a producer and executive producer for several of CNN's television programs, including Crossfire and Capital Gang.
Novelist
In 1994 he began work on his first novel, The Unlikely Spy (1996). The novel debuted on The New York Times best-seller list on January 26, 1997; it remained on the list for five weeks, rising to number 13.[3] In 1997 Silva left CNN to pursue writing full-time.
Since then Silva has written 20 more spy novels, all best-sellers on The New York Times list. The main focus is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli art restorer, spy and assassin, who is a key figure in all but three of Silva's titles. The series has been a The New York Times bestseller since its first installment in 2001.[4][5] Twelve of the series' titles hit number one on The New York Times list of best sellers (Bibliography, below). Some of his novels are set against Islamic terrorism, some relate to villains set in Russia, and some are about historic events related to World War II and the Holocaust. Silva did not come into the Allon series with a significant understanding of the world of art restoration but was able to use a neighbor's expertise to help him turn a spy-assassin into an artist.[1]
Adaptations
In 2007, Universal Pictures made an offer to option the rights to Silva's Gabriel Allon series, starting with The Messenger (2005). In 2011, it was announced that Jeff Zucker would serve as producer, though the deal was never signed.[6][7] On May 15, 2017, MGM Television acquired the adaption rights for the Allon series, though no production schedule was released and it was not specified which novel or novels were under consideration.[8]
Personal life
Silva met Jamie Gangel, a CNN special correspondent while they were both correspondents in the Middle East. They later married, and Silva converted from Catholicism to Judaism, the religion of his wife.[1]
Silva and his wife have twin children, Nicholas and Lily. Silva frequently takes his children on research trips for his books.[1][9]
Honors
- 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Messenger, 2013 Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Fallen Angel.[10]
- In January 2009, Silva was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's United States Holocaust Memorial Council.[11]
Bibliography
Series | Nbr | Title | Year | ISBN | NYT Weeks[A] | NYT Max[B] | Note |
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None | The Unlikely Spy | 1996 | 0679455620 | 5[3] | 13[3] | ||
Michael Osbourne | 1 | The Mark of the Assassin | 1998 | 0679455639 | 3[12] | 12[13] | |
Michael Osbourne | 2 | The Marching Season | 1999 | 0375500898 | 5[14] | 17[15] | |
Gabriel Allon | 1 | The Kill Artist | 2000 | 0375500901 | 1[4] | 12[4] | |
Gabriel Allon | 2 | The English Assassin | 2002 | 0399148515 | 4[16] | 7[17] | |
Gabriel Allon | 3 | The Confessor | 2003 | 0399149724 | 5[18] | 5[19] | |
Gabriel Allon | 4 | A Death in Vienna | 2004 | 0399151435 | 5[20] | 5[21] | Nominated for 2005 Barry Award for Best Thriller |
Gabriel Allon | 5 | Prince of Fire | 2005 | 0399152431 | 4[22] | 5[23] | |
Gabriel Allon | 6 | The Messenger | 2006 | 978-0399153358 | 6[24] | 3[25] | Winner of 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller |
Gabriel Allon | 7 | The Secret Servant | 2007 | 978-0399154225 | 6[26] | 2[27] | |
Gabriel Allon | 8 | Moscow Rules | 2008 | 978-0399155017 | 6[28] | 1[29] | |
Gabriel Allon | 9 | The Defector | 2009 | 978-0399155680 | 4[30] | 1[31] | |
Gabriel Allon | 10 | The Rembrandt Affair | 2010 | 978-0399156588 | 6[32] | 1[33] | Nominated for 2011 Barry Award for Best Thriller |
Gabriel Allon | 11 | Portrait of a Spy | 2011 | 978-0062072184 | 6[34] | 2[35] | |
Gabriel Allon | 12 | The Fallen Angel | 2012 | 978-0062073129 | 6[36] | 1[37] | Winner of 2013 Barry Award for Best Thriller |
Gabriel Allon | 13 | The English Girl | 2013 | 978-0062073167 | 7[38] | 1[39] | |
Gabriel Allon | 14 | The Heist | 2014 | 978-0062320056 | 6[40] | 1[41] | |
Gabriel Allon | 15 | The English Spy | 2015 | 978-0062320056 | 7[42] | 1[43] | |
Gabriel Allon | 16 | The Black Widow | 2016 | 978-0062320223 | 7[44] | 1[45] | |
Gabriel Allon | 17 | House of Spies | 2017 | 978-0062354341 | 6[46] | 1[47] | |
Gabriel Allon | 18 | The Other Woman | 2018 | 978-0062834829 | 5[48] | 1[49] | |
Gabriel Allon | 19 | The New Girl | 2019 | 978-0062834836 | 5[50] | 1[51] | |
Gabriel Allon | 20 | The Order | 2020 | 978-1460709764 | 1[52] |
A Weeks on The New York Times best seller list B Highest level on The New York Times best seller list
References
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- Pash, Barbara (September 2014). "Book Talk: Daniel Silva". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- "BEST SELLERS: February 23, 1997". The New York Times. February 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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- Kilday, Gregg (April 1, 2011). "Jeff Zucker to Produce Movie Based on Daniel Silva's Spy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- "FAQ". Daniel Silva. Daniel Silva. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2017). "MGM TV Acquires Rights to Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon Spy Novels". Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- Joyella, Mark. "CNN Hires Jamie Gangel as Special Correspondent". TVNewser. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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