Graham Greene (1904-1991), whose long life nearly spanned the
length of the twentieth century, was one of its greatest novelists.
Educated atBerkhamstedSchoolandBalliolCollege,Oxford, he started
his career as a sub-editor of theLondonTimes.He began to attract
notice as a novelist with his fourth book,Orient Express,in 1932.
In 1935, he trekked across northernLiberia, his first experience
inAfrica, told inA Journey Without Maps(1936). He converted to
Catholicism in 1926, an edifying decision, and reported on
religious persecution inMexicoin 1938 inThe Lawless Roads,which
served as a background for his famousThe Power and the Glory, one
of several "Catholic" novels (BrightonRock,The Heart of the
Matter,The End of the Affair).During the war he worked for the
British secret service in Sierra Leone; afterward, he began
wide-ranging travels as a journalist, which were reflected in
novels such asThe Quiet American,Our Man in Havana,The
Comedians,Travels with My Aunt,The Honorary Consul,The Human
Factor,Monsignor Quixote,andThe Captain and the Enemy.As well as
his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short
stories, four travel books, six plays, two books of autobiography,A
Sort of LifeandWays of Escape, two biographies, and four books for
children. He also contributed hundreds of essays and film and book
reviews toThe Spectatorand other journals, many of which appear in
the late collectionReflections.Most of his novels have been filmed,
includingThe Third Man, which the author first wrote as a film
treatment. Graham Greene was named Companion of Honour and received
the Order of Merit among numerous other awards.
Alan Furst is a bestselling author of historical spy novels,
includingNight Soldiers,Kingdom of Shadows, and most recently,Dark
Voyage.
A master thriller and a remarkable portrait of a twisted character. ("Time")
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