The Heart of the Matter

Zusatztext Scobie! a police officer serving in a war-time West African state! is distrusted! being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love! and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in! with drastic and tragic consequences. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Greene
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.10.2004
• EAN: 9780099478423
• ISBN: 978-0-09-947842-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks; VINTAGE CLASSICS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Adult & contemporary romance, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, contemporary romance, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, West Africa, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, FICTION / Christian / Romance / General