The Honorary Consul

Informationen zum Autor Graham Greene Klappentext A gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town, considered to be one of Greene's finest novels. Charley Fortnum is the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of rebels. Zusammenfassung A gripping tragicomedy of a bungled kidnapping in a provincial Argentinean town, considered to be one of Greene's finest novels. Charley Fortnum is the 'Honorary Consul', a whisky-sodden figure of dubious authority taken by a group of rebels.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Greene, Greene Graham
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2004
• EAN: 9780099478386
• ISBN: 978-0-09-947838-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Crime, Argentina, FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Espionage and spy thriller, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945)