The quiet American
Book - 2004
This novel is a study of New World hope and innocence set in an Old World of violence. The scene is Saigon in the violent years when the French were desperately trying to hold their footing in the Far East. The principal characters are a skeptical British journalist, his attractive Vietnamese mistress, and an eager young American sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Fiction
Political fiction
Psychological fiction
War stories - Published
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New York :
Penguin Books
2004.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- Deluxe edition
- Item Description
- "Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover.
"First published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Ltd 1955 ... This edition with an introduction by Robert Stone published in Penguin Books (U.S.A.) 2004"--Title page verso. - Physical Description
- xx, 180 pages ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages xix-xx).
- ISBN
- 9780143039020
- Introduction
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- The Quiet American
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