Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam "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.
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.
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Sobre o autor(a)
Greene, Graham
O inglês Graham Greene (1904-1991) teve uma formação ortodoxa em colégios no interior da Inglaterra e sempre se arriscou na vida literária — em poemas, artigos e contos. Aos 22 anos, mudou-se para Londres, onde trabalhou para os mais importantes jornais, como Times e The Spectator. A conversão ao catolicismo moldaria em grande parte sua obra, que, desde o início, trata de questões morais em meio a histórias policialescas e dramas psicológicos. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Greene trabalhou no serviço de inteligência inglês e depois da guerra viajou por vários países — e isso introduziu em seus romances um forte teor político. Recebeu inúmeros prêmios e hoje é considerado um dos autores mais importantes do romance moderno inglês. |
| ISBN | 9780143039020 |
| Autor(a) | Greene, Graham |
| Editora | Penguin Classics |
| Ano de edição | 2004 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |