The Quiet American

Author(s): Graham Greene

Classic Fiction

Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes 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 sake of politics, or for love...

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'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness 20040624

"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 "It might be nearly 60 years since The Quiet American was first published, but it still evokes the exotic promise of the Orient, and the troubled relationship Vietnam has with the West" Wanderlust

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.'

General Fields

  • : 9780099478393
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.152
  • : June 2004
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Graham Greene
  • : Paperback
  • : 410
  • : English
  • : 208
  • : FA