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Books on Graham Greene


Cover art for GRAHAM GREENE
NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 8, 2008

"A key addition to Greene's matchless oeuvre."
A revealing portrait of a fascinating life emerges gradually from nearly 70 years' worth of the great British author's letters to family members, lovers, literary peers, readers and others. Read full book review >
Cover art for IN SEARCH OF A BEGINNING
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2005

"Not much here that hasn't been exhaustively discussed in Norman Sherry's three-volume The Life of Graham Greene (1989, 1995, 2004)--or, for that matter, in Allain's own The Other Man: Conversations with Graham Greene (1983)."
Misty remembrances by Greene's late-life French mistress reveal intimate moments but few state secrets. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LIFE OF GRAHAM GREENE
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2004

"Marked by sorrow and disappointment, but plenty of fascinating adventures. An exemplary biography, of profound interest to admirers of Greene's work and to students of contemporary letters."
The third and final volume of Sherry's superb life of the English novelist and man of letters, a monumental work published over the last 15 years. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE THIRD WOMAN
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 2000

"A vivid narrative that flags only when the author shifts the spotlight from his pilgrimage to himself as pilgrim: Cash, unfortunately, is not nearly as interesting as his subjects."
The extramarital love affair that inspired Graham Greene's best fiction is unveiled and scrutinized. Read full book review >
Cover art for LOVING GRAHAM GREENE
FICTION
Released: Oct. 16, 2000

"An intelligent fiction debut by a capable writer."
Award-winning journalist Emerson (Gaza, 1991, etc.) tries her hand at fiction with a story that draws on her knowledge of the Third World. Read full book review >
Cover art for GRAHAM GREENE
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 1995

"Despite Shelden's relentless animus for Greene as a person and a writer, this propaganda campaign can neither surpass nor subvert the Greene legend. (16 pages b&w photos, not seen)"
 Trying to hunt down the controversial, complex Greene (190491) as the Harry Lime of the literary racket, Shelden (Orwell, 1991, etc.) succeeds less in decoding the deceptions of Greene's life than in creating a trail of false leads. Read full book review >