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GRAHAM GREENE - GEBRAUCHT THE QUIET AMERICAN (R...

Graham Greene's classic exploration of love  innocence  and morality in VietnamI never knew a
man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused  Graham Greene's narrator Fowler
remarks of Alden Pyle  the eponymous Quiet American of what is perhaps the most controversial
novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious
mission to Saigon  where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas.As young
Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed  Fowler  a seasoned and cynical British
reporter  finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for
intervening are suspect  both to the police and himself  for Pyle has stolen Fowler's beautiful
Vietnamese mistress.Originally published in 1956 and twice adapted to film  The Quiet American
remains a terrifiying and prescient portrait of innocence at large. This Graham Greene
Centennial Edition includes a new introductory essay by Robert Stone.For more than seventy
years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking
world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best
works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide
authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and
contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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