Speaker Series: Author Barry Eisler
Description
The Art of the Craft:
Storytelling in the World of Espionage
In storytelling, as in spycraft, nothing is quite as it seems - deception and illusions are tricks of both trades. Take a peek at the craft behind the art, the magic behind the magic and learn the art of compelling communication with former CIA covert operator and New York Times best-selling author.
About the Speaker:
Barry Eisler was in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way. Eisler’s award-winning thrillers have been included in numerous “Best Of” lists, have been translated into nearly twenty languages, and include the #1 bestsellers The Detachment, Livia Lone, The Night Trade, and The Killer Collective. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he’s not writing novels, blogs about national security and the media.