With a new introduction by Zadie Smith Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious βThird Force.β As his naΓ―ve optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it har
The Quiet American
β Scribed by Graham Greene
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Year
- 1973;9999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
"The Quiet American" is a terrifying portrait of innocence at large. While the French Army in Indo-China is grappling with the Vietminh, back at Saigon a young and high-minded American begins to channel economic aid to a 'Third Force'. Fowler, a seasoned foreign correspondent, observes: 'I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.' As young Pyle's policies blunder on into bloodshed, the older man finds it impossible to stand aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and to himself: for Pyle has robbed him of his Vietnamese mistress.
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