Daniel Silva (novelist)

Daniel Silva
Silva at a New York book signing, July 16, 2013
Born 1960 (age 57–58)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation Novelist, Journalist
Language English
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Alma mater California State University, Fresno[1]
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
Nicholas, Lily
Website
www.danielsilvabooks.com
Literature portal

Daniel Silva (born 1960) is a best-selling American author of 21 thriller and espionage novels.

Early life

Silva was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Silva's parents are both Portuguese American teachers. When Silva was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic.[2]

Education

Silva received his BA from Fresno State and began a graduate program in international relations at San Francisco State University, but left when offered employment as a journalist at UPI.[1]

Career

Journalist

Silva began his writing career as a journalist with a temporary position at United Press International in 1984.[2] 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] Seven 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.[2]

Adaptations

In 2007, Universal Pictures made an offer to option the rights to Silva's Gabriel Allon series and it was believed they would begin with 2005's, The Messenger. In 2011, it was announced that Jeff Zucker would be the producer.[6] The deal was never signed. Silva has said that, unless he finds the right creative team, he thinks Gabriel Allon should remain solely in print.[7] On May 15, 2017, MGM Television and Silva announced that MGM had acquired the adaption rights for the Allon series; the press release contained no schedule and did not specify which novel or novels were under consideration. Silva and Jamie Gangel will act as executive producers.[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.[2]

Silva and his wife have two twin children, Nicholas and Lily. Silva frequently takes his children on research trips for his books.[2][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

SeriesNbrTitleYearISBNNYT Weeks[A]NYT Max[B]Note
NoneThe Unlikely Spy199606794556205[3]13[3]
Michael Osbourne1The Mark of the Assassin199806794556393[12]12[13]
Michael Osbourne2The Marching Season199903755008985[14]17[15]
Gabriel Allon1The Kill Artist200003755009011[4]12[4]
Gabriel Allon2The English Assassin200203991485154[16]7[17]
Gabriel Allon3The Confessor200303991497245[18]5[19]
Gabriel Allon4A Death in Vienna200403991514355[20]5[21]Nominated for 2005 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon5Prince of Fire200503991524314[22]5[23]
Gabriel Allon6The Messenger2006978-03991533586[24]3[25]Winner of 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon7The Secret Servant2007978-03991542256[26]2[27]
Gabriel Allon8Moscow Rules2008978-03991550176[28]1[29]
Gabriel Allon9The Defector2009978-03991556804[30]1[31]
Gabriel Allon10The Rembrandt Affair2010978-03991565886[32]1[33]Nominated for 2011 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon11Portrait of a Spy2011978-00620721846[34]2[35]
Gabriel Allon12The Fallen Angel2012978-00620731296[36]1[37]Winner of 2013 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon13The English Girl2013978-00620731677[38]1[39]
Gabriel Allon14The Heist2014978-00623200566[40]1[41]
Gabriel Allon15The English Spy2015978-00623200567[42]1[43]
Gabriel Allon16The Black Widow2016978-00623202237[44]1[45]
Gabriel Allon17House of Spies2017978-00623543416[46]1[47]
Gabriel Allon18The Other Woman2018978-00628348291[48]

A Weeks on The New York Times best seller list B Highest level on The New York Times best seller list

References

  1. 1 2 Pash, Barbara (September 2014). "Book Talk: Daniel Silva". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hewitt, Hugh (July 29, 2008). "Moscow Rules spy novelist Daniel Silva (interview transcript of Hugh Hewitt Show)". The Hugh Hewitt Show. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "BEST SELLERS: February 23, 1997". The New York Times. February 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "BEST SELLERS: January 28, 2001". The New York Times. January 28, 2002. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "BEST SELLERS: April 7, 2002". The New York Times. April 7, 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (April 1, 2011). "Jeff Zucker to Produce Movie Based on Daniel Silva's Spy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "FAQ". Daniel Silva. Daniel Silva. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2017). "MGM TV Acquires Rights to Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon Spy Novels". Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  9. ↑ Joyella, Mark. "CNN Hires Jamie Gangel as Special Correspondent". TVNewser. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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