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Starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, The Quiet American is already gaining incredible buzz -- including a Golden Globe nomination for Caine (Best Actor, Drama). This enchanting film is directed by Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence; The Bone Collector; Clear and Present Danger) anContinue
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bookgroup published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010
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Graham Greene: The Quiet American
I read most of Graham Greene’s novels a decade or more ago, in my early 20s, and ended with great admiration for his extraordinary fertile period from the late 1930s to 1950s, when he produced a string of masterpieces, the best being also the most we ... (read full critics)
theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010
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Miss Piggott said on Aug 2, 2007 | Add your feedback
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Virginia Leung said on May 29, 2011 | Add your feedback
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Yes, I liked this novel. Takes place in Indo-China during the early 1950's when the French were fighting the Vietminh. Greene comments upon the ethical situation and deals with the moral problems that arise. The characters discuss these things and explore the problem of good and evil. A good book.
GraJon said on Aug 2, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 208 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0143039024
- ISBN-13: 9780143039020
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pub date: Aug 31, 2004
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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The Quiet American
Greene’s brilliant, thought-provoking, novel is set in Vietnam. It is 1952 and the country is trying to regain independence from the French. This is the background for a story that is ostensibly about love and political intrigue, yet works well on a ... (read full critics)