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Author | Kenneth Martin Follett |
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Language | English |
Genre | Thriller Historical Fiction Spy fiction War story |
Set in | United Kingdom |
Publisher | Macdonald & Jane's |
Publication date | May 1978 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 339 pages |
ISBN | 978-0060748159 |
Eye of the Needle is a spy thriller novel written by Welsh author Ken Follett.[1] It was originally published in 1978 by the Penguin Group under the title Storm Island. This novel was Follett's first successful, best-selling effort as a novelist, and it earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America.[2] The revised title is an allusion to the "eye of a needle" aphorism.
The book was made into a motion picture of the same title in 1981, starring Donald Sutherland, with a screenplay adapted by Stanley Mann and directed by Richard Marquand.