What job do both Milan Kundera and Alan Furst have in common?
Alan Furst Alan Furst (born February 20, 1941) is an American author of historical spy novels. Furst has been called "an heir to the tradition of Eric Ambler and Graham Greene," whom he cites along with Joseph Roth and Arthur Koestler as important influences. Most of his novels since 1988 have been set just prior to or during the Second World War and he is noted for his successful evocations of Eastern European peoples and places during the period from 1933 to 1944.
Steven L. Kent Steven L. Kent, (born on August 28th, 1960) is the son of woodworker Ron Kent, is an American writer, known for both video game journalism and military science fiction novels. In the year 1993, Steven started work as a freelance journalist, writing monthly video game reviews for the "Seattle Times". He eventually became a contributor to such video game publications as "Electronic Games", "Next Generation", and "Computer Entertainment News", as well as such mainstream publications as "Parade", "USA Today", the "Chicago Tribune", "MSNBC", the "Japan Times", and the "Los Angeles Times Syndicate". He also wrote entries on video games for "Encarta" and the "Encyclopedia Americana".