The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Discover Graham Greens prescient political masterpiece The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American Ian McEwan Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Indo-China comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'.
The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American -- Ian McEwan
There has been no novel of any political scope about Vietnam since Graham Greene wrote The Quiet American * Harper's *
A master of storytelling * The Times *
One of the finest writers of any language * Washington Post *
A superb storyteller - he had a talent for depicting local colour, a keen sense of the dramatic, an eye for dialogue, and skill in pacing his prose * New York Times *
There has been no novel of any political scope about Vietnam since Graham Greene wrote The Quiet American * Harper's *
A master of storytelling * The Times *
One of the finest writers of any language * Washington Post *
A superb storyteller - he had a talent for depicting local colour, a keen sense of the dramatic, an eye for dialogue, and skill in pacing his prose * New York Times *
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099478393 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099478390 |
| Title | The Quiet American |
| Author | Graham Greene |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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