The Quiet American (discover Graham Green’s Prescient Political Masterpiece)
By (author) Graham Greene
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By (author) Graham Greene; By (author) Greene Graham
'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of LessonsInto the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of LessonsInto the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
| Author | By (author) Graham Greene |
|---|---|
| Date Of Publication | Oct 7, 2004 |
| EAN | 9780099478393 |
| Contributors | Graham Greene; Greene Graham |
| Publisher | Vintage Classics |
| Languages | English |
| Country of Publication | Lebanon |
| Width | 129 mm |
| Height | 198 mm |
| Thickness | 14 mm |
| Product Forms | Paperback / Softback |
| Weight | 0.152000 |
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