The quiet American
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Modern Library, 1992.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1992 Modern Library ed.
Physical Desc:
xi, 247 pages ; 20 cm.
Lexile measure:
800L
Status:
Description
"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.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0679600140 (recycled, acid-free paper) :
Lexile measure:
800
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Oxford : Heinemann, c1955.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Greene, G. (1992). The quiet American. 1992 Modern Library ed. New York, Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. 1992. The Quiet American. New York, Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Greene, Graham, 1904-1991, The Quiet American. New York, Modern Library, 1992.
MLA Citation (style guide)Greene, Graham. The Quiet American. 1992 Modern Library ed. New York, Modern Library, 1992.
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