The Quiet American
Author | : Graham Greene |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2010-10-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781409017400 |
ISBN-13 | : 1409017400 |
Rating | : 4/5 (400 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Quiet American written by Graham Greene and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons Into 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**