Graham Greene: A Life in Letters

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2008-10-1 Pages: 446 Publisher:. Little Brown One of the undisputed masters of English prose in thetwentieth century. Graham Greene (1904-91) wrote tens of thousandsof personal letters This substantial volume presents a new andengrossing account of his life constructed out of his own words.Meticulously chosen and engagingly annotated. this selection ofGreenes letters - including many to his family and close friendsthat were unavailable even to his official biographer - gives anentirely new perspective on a life that combined literaryachievement. political action. espionage. travel. and romanticentanglement. The letters describe his travels in Mexico. Africa. Malaya. Vietnam. Haiti. Cuba and other trouble spots. where heobserved the struggles of victims and victors with a compassionateand truthful eye.