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A Sort of Life

By Graham Greene
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A Sort of Life by Graham Greene is an insightful autobiography that delves into the formative years of Greene's life. It explores his early struggles with mental health, his experiences at school, and his initial forays into writing. The memoir offers a candid and introspective look at the influences that shaped his development as a renowned writer.
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If you're intrigued by a compelling glimpse into a writer's journey, this memoir offers an engaging exploration of the struggles, influences, and revelations in Graham Greene's early life. Reading it might appeal to you if you enjoy stories that mix personal anecdotes with insights into literary creativity and the challenges of becoming a celebrated author.

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A Sort of Life

Graham Greene's 'long journey through time' began in 1904, when he was born into a tribe of Greenes based in Berkhamstead at the public school where his father was headmaster.

The first volume of Graham Greene's notoriously misleading, mischievous , but nonetheless fascinating autobiography.

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The first volume of Graham Greene's notoriously misleading, mischievous, but nonetheless fascinating autobiography.

Graham Greene's 'long journey through time' began in 1904, when he was born into a tribe of Greenes based in Berkhamstead at the public school where his father was headmaster. In A Sort of Life, Greene recalls schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters with psychoanalysis and Russian roulette, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and how he rashly resigned from The Times when his first novel, The Man Within, was published in 1929.

A Sort of Life reveals, brilliantly and compellingly, a life lived and an art obsessed by 'the dangerous edge of things'.

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Graham Greene's memoir is marked by its elegantly crafted prose and vivid observation of his life's setting. Reviews highlight Greene as a complex and subversive figure, embodying both literary brilliance and personal struggles. This fascinating narrative reflects the literary command and nuanced self-reflection of a man who shaped twentieth-century literature while grappling with his own personal challenges.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099282570

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 1999

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 141g

Pages: 192

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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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