The Honorary Consul
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set against the volatile backdrop of 1970s Argentina, The Honorary Consul is a masterwork of literary suspense by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated novelists. The novel chronicles the accidental kidnapping of Charles Fortnum, a minor British diplomat and heavy drinker, by a group of Paraguayan revolutionaries who mistake him for the American Ambassador. At the heart of the drama stands Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a British-Paraguayan physician torn between loyalty, guilt, and a secret bond to both the hostage and his captors. Graham Greene weaves a taut, morally complex narrative that interrogates friendship, political idealism, love, and the crushing weight of personal compromise with unflinching precision.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set against the volatile backdrop of 1970s Argentina, The Honorary Consul is a masterwork of literary suspense by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated novelists. The novel chronicles the accidental kidnapping of Charles Fortnum, a minor British diplomat and heavy drinker, by a group of Paraguayan revolutionaries who mistake him for the American Ambassador. At the heart of the drama stands Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a British-Paraguayan physician torn between loyalty, guilt, and a secret bond to both the hostage and his captors. Graham Greene weaves a taut, morally complex narrative that interrogates friendship, political idealism, love, and the crushing weight of personal compromise with unflinching precision.