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...
In the death throes of French colonial ambitions in Indochina, Pyle, a young American idealist, begins to fund a dangerous "Third Force." Fowler, the narrator, finds it impossible to stand by as Pyle's policies blunder into bloodshed. 800L
Alden Pyle, an idealistic young American, is sent to Vietnam to promote democracy amidst the intrigue and violence of the French war with the Vietminh. His friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, looks on but soon finds it difficult to remain simply an observer. Fowler's...
This edition of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about American involvement in the Vietnam War includes the complete text of the work, along with essays by Greene, extensive historical writings, and relevant literary criticism.
"Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover.
"Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover.
"Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover.
"Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover.