The Comedians
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed., (aus dj)
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of political fiction, The Comedians chronicles the lives of three morally ambiguous strangers — Brown, Smith, and Jones — who converge aboard a ship bound for Haiti under the brutal reign of François Papa Doc Duvalier and his feared Tonton Macoute secret police. Graham Greene constructs a darkly atmospheric and deeply ironic narrative that illustrates how ordinary people are forced into extraordinary acts of cowardice, complicity, and unexpected courage when confronted by a regime built on terror. The novel argues that in a world of absurd and relentless violence, all human beings are merely comedians — performers playing roles they did not choose in a tragedy not of their making. Greene's prose is precise and unsentimental, balancing sharp political critique with a brooding, melancholic tone that renders Haiti as both a vivid physical landscape and a powerful moral symbol. Widely regarded as one of Greene's finest achievements, the work stands as a timeless indictment of political tyranny and the quiet compromises that sustain it.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, The Bodley Head
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed., (aus dj)
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of political fiction, The Comedians chronicles the lives of three morally ambiguous strangers — Brown, Smith, and Jones — who converge aboard a ship bound for Haiti under the brutal reign of François Papa Doc Duvalier and his feared Tonton Macoute secret police. Graham Greene constructs a darkly atmospheric and deeply ironic narrative that illustrates how ordinary people are forced into extraordinary acts of cowardice, complicity, and unexpected courage when confronted by a regime built on terror. The novel argues that in a world of absurd and relentless violence, all human beings are merely comedians — performers playing roles they did not choose in a tragedy not of their making. Greene's prose is precise and unsentimental, balancing sharp political critique with a brooding, melancholic tone that renders Haiti as both a vivid physical landscape and a powerful moral symbol. Widely regarded as one of Greene's finest achievements, the work stands as a timeless indictment of political tyranny and the quiet compromises that sustain it.