The Quiet American, Graham Greene
The Quiet American, Graham Greene
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The Quiet American

Author: Graham Greene

Narrator: Joseph Porter

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/26/2009

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Alden Pyle, an idealistic young American, is sent to Vietnam to promote democracy amidst the intrigue and violence of the French war with the Vietminh, while his friend, Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, looks on. Fowlers mistress, a beautiful native girl, creates a catalyst for jealousy and competition between the men and a cultural clash resulting in bloodshed and deep misgivings. Written in 1955 prior to the Vietnam conflict, The Quiet American foreshadows the events leading up to the Vietnam conflict. Questions surrounding the moral ambiguity of the involvement of the United States in foreign countries are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago.

About Graham Greene

Graham Greene (1904-1991) is recognized as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century, achieving both literary acclaim and popular success. His best-known works include Brighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter, The Quiet American, and The Power and the Glory. After leaving Oxford, Greene first pursued a career in journalism before dedicating himself full-time to writing with his first big success, Stamboul Train. He became involved in screenwriting and wrote adaptations for the cinema as well as original screenplays, the most successful being The Third Man. Religious, moral, and political themes are at the root of much of his work, and throughout his life he traveled to some of the wildest and most volatile parts of the world, which provided settings for his fiction. Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on October 06, 2023

[Spoilers hidden 10/6/23] You always get a good story from Graham Greene along with discussion of moral issues and this book has it all. The setting is Vietnam in the early 1950s when the French are still fighting to hold on to their colony with American financial assistance and surreptitious militar......more