Adam LeBor
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Adam LeBor is a British author and journalist based in Budapest
, Hungary
. He has worked as a foreign correspondent since 1991, covering the collapse of Communism and the Yugoslav wars and since working in over 30 different countries. He currently reports from Central Europe
for The Times
and Monocle Magazine
. In the United States
, he contributes to the New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler
.
He also works as a literary critic for The Economist
, the Sunday Telegraph
and Literary Review
.
LeBor is the author of six non-fiction
books, covering topics as diverse as Muslim Europe
and America, Swiss banks’ cooperation with Nazi Germany
, a biography of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic
and the failure of the UN to deal with cases of genocide
.
He co-wrote and presented Jaffa Stories, a documentary
for the BBC
based on his book City of Oranges.
His first novel
, The Budapest Protocol, inspired by The Red House Report
, was published by Reportage Press
in May 2009 in the UK and has been described by Boris Starling
as ‘a superior thriller; tense, intelligent and thought-provoking. One of those rare books which flies by while you're reading it, but stays with you long after you've finished'.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. He has worked as a foreign correspondent since 1991, covering the collapse of Communism and the Yugoslav wars and since working in over 30 different countries. He currently reports from Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and Monocle Magazine
Monocle (2007 magazine)
Monocle is a lifestyle magazine and website founded by Tyler Brûlé, a Canadian journalist and entrepreneur. Described by CBC News reporter Harry Forestell as a "meeting between Foreign Policy and Vanity Fair", the magazine provides a globalist perspective on issues as fashion, international...
. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, he contributes to the New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler is a US magazine published by Condé Nast. It has its origins in a mailing sent out by the Diners Club club beginning in 1953, listing locations that would take the card. It began taking advertising in 1955. In order to attract more advertisers, it became a full-fledged magazine,...
.
He also works as a literary critic for The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, the Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
and Literary Review
Literary Review
Literary Review is a British literary magazine founded in 1979 by Anne Smith, then head of the Department of English at Edinburgh University. Its offices are currently on Lexington Street in Soho, London, and it has a circulation of 44,750. Britain's principal literary monthly, the magazine was...
.
LeBor is the author of six non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books, covering topics as diverse as Muslim Europe
Islam in Europe
This article deals with the history and evolution of the presence of Islam in Europe. According to the German , the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2007 was about 53 million , excluding Turkey. The total number of Muslims in the European Union in 2007 was about 16 million .-Early history:Islam...
and America, Swiss banks’ cooperation with Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, a biography of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
and the failure of the UN to deal with cases of genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
.
He co-wrote and presented Jaffa Stories, a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
based on his book City of Oranges.
His first novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, The Budapest Protocol, inspired by The Red House Report
The Red House Report
The Red House Report, officially US Military Intelligence report EW-Pa 128, written 7 November 1944 and now declassified, details the plans of Nazi Germany to prosper after their certain defeat at the end of World War II.-Book:...
, was published by Reportage Press
Reportage Press
Reportage Press is a publishing house specialising in "books on foreign affairs or set in foreign countries, or just books written from a stranger's view."...
in May 2009 in the UK and has been described by Boris Starling
Boris Starling
Boris Starling is a British novelist and screenwriter. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first in History.-Life:Starling is the great-grandson of the English physiologist Ernest Starling...
as ‘a superior thriller; tense, intelligent and thought-provoking. One of those rare books which flies by while you're reading it, but stays with you long after you've finished'.