The Quiet American: Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece

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Product ID:	9780099478393
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Quiet American
Subtitle:	Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece
Authors:	Author: Graham Greene
Page Count:	208
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating Discover Graham Greenâ€™s prescient political masterpieceâ€˜The novel that I love the most is The Quiet Americanâ€™ Ian McEwanInto 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, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons Into 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
Imprint Name:	Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2004-10-07

Weight	152 g
Dimensions	198 × 129 × 14 mm