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The Quiet American

The Quiet American

by Graham Greene

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4.33 (3 reviews)
Pages
180

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or...

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red13x

Sep 14th, 2018

A good little book, not at all what I expected!

forline

Jun 30th, 2018

This novel simply took my breath away! Tense, exciting, amazing!

lanigan

Feb 15th, 2014

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