The quiet American /
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 mistre...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Books,
2004.
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| Series: | Penguin classics deluxe edition.
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "Graham Greene centennial, 1904-2004"--Cover. "First published ... by William Heinemann Ltd 1955 ... This edition ... 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: | 0143039024 (pbk.) : 9780143039020 (pbk.) : |