The quiet american

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Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam

"I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused," Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous "Quiet American" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission to Saigon, where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas.

As young Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed, Fowler, a seasoned and cynical British reporter, finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and himself, for Pyle has stolen Fowler's beautiful Vietnamese mistress.

Originally published in 1956 and twice adapted to film, The Quiet American remains a terrifiying and prescient portrait of innocence at large. This Graham Greene Centennial Edition includes a new introductory essay by Robert Stone.

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Quiet American

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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 Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

The Quiet American

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With an introduction by zadie smith 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 Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

The Quiet American

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A masterful brilliantly constructed novel of love and chaos in 1950s vietnam zadie smith the guardian it s 1955 and british journalist thomas fowler has been in vietnam for two years covering the insurgency against french colonial rule but it s not just a political tangle that Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 augustus 2004

Aantal pagina's: 180

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Graham Greene

Tweede Auteur: John Clark Pratt

Hoofdredacteur: John Clark Pratt

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Usa

Eerste Vertaler: n.v.t.

Originele titel: The Quiet American

AI-gegenereerd: Nee

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 141 mm

Product hoogte: 21 mm

Product lengte: 216 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 142 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 20 mm

Verpakking lengte: 212 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 501 g

EAN: 9780143039020

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