PublishedVintage Classics, October 2004 |
ISBN9780099478393 |
FormatSoftcover, 208 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 1.3cm |
'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness
Discover Graham Green's prescient political masterpiece
'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan
Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Indo-China comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch.
But even as he 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
