The Heart of the Matter (Essential Penguin Paperback)

Greene, Graham

ISBN 10: 0140278753 / ISBN 13: 9780140278750

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1998

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Seller Inventory # CHL4239745

Synopsis:

One of Greene's greatest achievements - his anguished story of personal and moral confusion. Scobie - a police officer in a West African colony - is a good man. People are wary of him, though - disturbed by his scrupulous honesty in a war-torn state where no-one is immune to bribery. But when he falls in love, Scobie is forced into a betrayal of everything that he has ever believed in, with shattering results, and his struggle to maintain the happiness of two women destroys him.

About the Author:

Graham Greene was born in 1904. He found success with his fourth novel, STAMBOUL TRAIN. He worked as a sub-editor at the Times, in the 20s, and was film critic and literary editor of the Spectator, and worked in Sierra Leone for the Foreign Office, where he based THE HEART OF THE MATTER. As well as many novels, he also wrote collections of short stories, travel books, and plays.

When he died, in 1991, Kinglsley Amis said 'Until today, he was our greatest living novelist.'

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Heart of the Matter (Essential Penguin ...
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Used; Good