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Ideal for readers interested in twentieth-century history, politics, and literature, especially those who appreciate insightful cultural commentary and reportage by a master storyteller.
UPDATED AND EDITED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JUDITH ADAMSON
Whether reporting from the London cinema, Cotswolds villages, second-hand bookshops, war zones or political trouble spots, Graham Greene's novelistic gifts for detail, drama and compassionate curiosity provide unique and resonant insights into his life and times.
A varied and stimulating collection of essays from one of the twentieth century's greatest writers
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A varied and stimulating collection of essays from one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.
Updated and edited with a new introduction by Judith Adamson
Whether reporting from the London cinema, Cotswolds villages, second-hand bookshops, war zones or political trouble spots, Graham Greene's novelistic gifts for detail, drama and compassionate curiosity provide unique and resonant insights into his life and times.
To know war on any continent, read 'A Memory of Indo-China'; to glimpse high political chicanery, read 'The Great Spectacular'; to feel the flush and aftermath of revolutionary change, take up his pieces about Cuba. Reflections provides an extraordinary mirror on the twentieth century from one of its greatest observers.
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An extraordinarily eclectic collection showcasing Greene's reportage, speeches, and memoirs, praised as vital, intelligent, and a constant pleasure by The Observer. William Golding hails Greene as the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century consciousness and anxiety. Newsday highlights the breadth of Greene's reportorial reach and the depth of his moral judgement.
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ISBN: 9780099582878
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 September 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 321g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the Spectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.
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