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The Comedians
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Graham Greene, Paul Theroux (Introduction by)
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Price includes NZ wide delivery! Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 320 pages | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 07 October 2004 |
Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt 'Papa Doc' and the Tontons Macoute, his sinister secret police. Brown the hotelier, Smith the innocent American and Jones the confidence man - these are the 'comedians' of Graham Greene's title. Hiding behind their actors' masks, they hesitate on the edge of life. And, to begin with, they are men afraid of love, afraid of pain, afraid of fear itself... |
About the AuthorGraham Greene was born in Hertfordshire in 1904. While at Balliol College, Oxford he published his first book of verse. He continued to write throughout his lifetime, and served with the Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War. He was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. Among the many people who paid tribute to him on his death was Kingsley Amis: 'He will be missed all over the world. Until today, he was our greatest living novelist.' He died in 1991. PrizesA striking depiction of Haiti on the brink of chaos, delivered with Greene's characteristic dark humour, forceful story-telling, and very obvious human sympathy. Reviews"The ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety." -- William Golding
| Publisher: | Vintage | | ISBN: | 0099478374 |
| EAN: | 9780099478379 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 12.0 x 2.0 centimeters (0.23 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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