Author: Greene, Graham

Brand: Vintage Classics

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 272

Release Date: 22-01-2002

Part Number: FLPK9780099286196

Details: Product Description
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKINIn a class by himself…the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century mans consciousness and anxiety William GoldingIn a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a government agent, D is a scarred stranger in England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and love.
Review
‘In a class by himself…the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-centuryman’s consciousness and anxiety’ William Golding

‘The most ingenious, inventive and exciting of our novelists, rich in exactly etched and moving portraits of real human beings…the tragic and comic ironies of love, loyalty and belief’ — V. S. Pritchett
The Times

‘A superb storyteller…he had a talent for depicting local colour, a keen sense of the dramatic, and eye for dialogue, and skill in pacing his prose’
New York Times
From the Inside Flap
In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man.
From the Back Cover
In a class by himself… the ultimate chronicler of 20th-century mans consciousness and anxiety. William Golding
About the Author
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the
Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.

EAN: 9780099286196

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English