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The quiet American / Graham Greene ; with an introduction by Zadie Smith.

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ISBN	9780099478393 (paperack)
Name	Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 author.
Title	The quiet American / Graham Greene ; with an introduction by Zadie Smith.
Published	London : Vintage, 2002.
Description	xi, 180 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes	Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1955.
Summary	Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love?
Subjects	Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Fiction
Subjects	Americans -- Vietnam -- Fiction
Genre	Classical fiction
Series	Vintage classics
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Americans -- Vietnam -- Fiction . Classical fiction . Indochinese War, 1946-1954 -- Fiction . Authors: Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 . Series: Vintage classics .