The Man Within (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Greene, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143039210 ISBN 13: 9780143039211

Publisher: Penguin Group, 1900

Synopsis

"Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature..." --John le Carré

Graham Greene's first published novel tells the story of Andrews, a young man who has betrayed his fellow smugglers and fears their vengeance. Fleeing from them, with no hope of pity or salvation, he takes refuge in the house of a young woman, also alone in the world. Elizabeth persuades him to give evidence against his accomplices in court, but neither she nor Andrews is aware that to both criminals and authority, treachery is as great a crime as smuggling. The first step in a brilliant career, The Man Within offers a foretaste of Green's recurring themes of religion, the individual's struggles against cynicism, and the indifferent forces of a hostile world. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Jonathan Yardley.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Review:

Strikingly original ... a perfect adventure story of psychological treasure. ("The Nation")

Book Description:

Literary master Graham Greene's debut, a taste of greatness to come ...

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 0143039210
• ISBN 13: 9780143039211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240