The Quiet American: Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece

‘A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like’ Alec Guinness Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece ‘The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American ‘ Ian McEwan Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Indo-China comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious ‘Third Force’. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why- for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated? WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH **One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World** —- ISBN: 9780099478393