The Quiet American: Graham Greene

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Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece‘The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American’ 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 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**

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Pagina's: 208, Editie: Eerste editie, Paperback, Vintage Publishing