{"product_id":"9780099478393","title":"The Quiet American : Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Greene, Graham, Smith, Zadie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/10\/2004,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099478393,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42576686809132,"sku":"9780099478393","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9780099478393.jpg?v=1707298491","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780099478393","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}