Description: First edition second print hardback of THE QUIET AMERICAN by Graham Greene and published by William Heinemann Ltd in 1955. The book is in good condition (blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine) with rubbing to edges and corners and some fading to the colour at the top of the rear board. Light age spotting to page ends. The book is in a good unclipped dust jacket which has a couple of two inch tears to the top rear corners, light creasing and age related browning. However, still very presentable. Internally the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or inscriptions. "I 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. 247 pages ISBN: N/A We use industry standard packaging Items are sent promptly and well packedPlease do check our other listingsPlease do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
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Binding: Hardback
Type: Other Books - Fiction
Language: English
ProductCode: 13877
Fiction Subject: Novels
Author: Graham Greene
Publisher: Heinemann
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Weight: 480g
Year Printed: 1955
