The Quiet American : Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece

Author(s): Greene, Graham, Smith, Zadie
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 07/10/2004,
Pagination: 208 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780099478393,
Description:

'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**