The Confidential Agent
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Bright, photographic, evocative new covers for Greene's backlist, to celebrate one of the keystone writers of the Vintage Classics list
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN
'In a class by himself...the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding
In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a government agent, D is a scarred stranger in England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and love.
Author: Graham Greene
Format: Paperback, 272 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 188 g
Published: 2001, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Description
Bright, photographic, evocative new covers for Greene's backlist, to celebrate one of the keystone writers of the Vintage Classics list
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN
'In a class by himself...the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding
In a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a government agent, D is a scarred stranger in England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and love.
The Confidential Agent