The Quiet American

Graham Greene, Zadie Smith

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Vintage
01 October 2004

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness

Discover Graham Green's 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'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch.

But even as he intervenes he wonders why- for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH
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*One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
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By: Graham Greene
Introduction by: Zadie Smith
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: centenary ed
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 149g
ISBN: 9780099478393
ISBN 10: 0099478390
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 October 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Graham Greene was born in 1904. He was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. Graham Greene died in April 1991. Among the many people who paid tribute to him on his death was Kingsley Amis: 'He will be missed all over the world. Until today, he was our greatest living novelist.'