The Quiet American - Discover Graham Green's prescient political masterpiece
Verlag | Vintage |
Auflage | 2004 |
Seiten | 208 |
Format | 13,2 x 19,9 x 1,3 cm |
B-Format | |
Gewicht | 154 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0099478390 |
EAN | 9780099478393 |
Bestell-Nr | 09947839EA |
'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness
'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__
Rezension:
The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American Ian McEwan