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Daniel Silva (novelist)
American writer (born 1960)
Daniel Silva (born 1960) is an American journalist and author of thriller and spy novels.
Early life
[edit]Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1] When he was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic.[2]
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fresno. He began a graduate program in international relations at San Francisco State University but left when offered employment as a journalist at United Press International (UPI).[3]
Career
[edit]Journalist
[edit]Silva began his writing career as a journalist with a temporary position at UPI in 1984.[2] His assignment was to cover the Democratic National Convention. UPI 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.
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
[edit]In 1994 he began work on his first nove
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