Alan Cowell

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Alan S. Cowell (born March 16, 1947) is a British journalist and a correspondent in the London bureau of "The New York Times".

Cowell began his journalism career as a reporter for Reuters [Laurence, John. "BOOKS OF THE TIMES: Chasing Death, Then Being Chased." "The New York Times", 17 September 2003.] .He joined the New York Times in 1981 and has reported from Turkey, the Middle East, central and southern Africa, Greece, Egypt, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.

In 1985, Cowell won the George Polk Award and was nominated for a Pulitzer prize for foreign reporting [ [http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/prev/prev80.html The George Polk Awards for Journalism website] ] .

Personal

Cowell is married to Susan Cullinan. They have three daughters: Sarah, Rebecca and Amanda [ Acknowledgements page, "A Walking Guide: A Novel." New Y ork: Simon @ Schuster, 2003.] .

Bibliography

* "A Walking Guide: A Novel." New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. ISBN 0743244702 ISBN 978-0743244701
* "Killing the Wizards": Wars of Power and Freedom from Zaire to South Africa." Simon & Schuster 1992. ISBN 0-671-69629-7
* "Why Are They Weeping"?" South African under Apartheid (with David Turnley). Stewart, Tabori and Chang 1988. ISBN 155670044X
* "The Terminal Spy" " The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko: A true story of espionage, betrayal and murder. Doubleday 2008. ISBN 9780385523554 (US); 9780385614153 (UK)

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