The Comedians
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
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 narrative that illustrates how ordinary people are forced into extraordinary moral compromises when confronted with a regime built on terror and corruption. With his signature blend of cynicism and compassion, Greene argues that in a world of profound evil, even the most disengaged bystander cannot remain a mere spectator — every act of indifference becomes, in itself, a kind of performance. The novel's tone is brooding and ironic, suffused with Greene's characteristic Catholic guilt and a deep skepticism toward idealism, yet shot through with moments of unexpected tenderness. The Comedians stands as one of the twentieth century's most searing indictments of political tyranny and the moral cost of disengagement.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, The Bodley Head
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
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 narrative that illustrates how ordinary people are forced into extraordinary moral compromises when confronted with a regime built on terror and corruption. With his signature blend of cynicism and compassion, Greene argues that in a world of profound evil, even the most disengaged bystander cannot remain a mere spectator — every act of indifference becomes, in itself, a kind of performance. The novel's tone is brooding and ironic, suffused with Greene's characteristic Catholic guilt and a deep skepticism toward idealism, yet shot through with moments of unexpected tenderness. The Comedians stands as one of the twentieth century's most searing indictments of political tyranny and the moral cost of disengagement.