Graham Greene
Graham Greene (1904–1991) was an English novelist and journalist whose work often explored moral ambiguity, Catholic themes, and characters caught in political or spiritual crises.
His novels include *The Power and the Glory*, *The End of the Affair*, *The Quiet American*, and *The Third Man*, which was adapted into a celebrated film.
Greene divided his own work into "novels" and "entertainments," though critics generally regard both categories as serious literary achievements.
His writing frequently drew on his travels to conflict zones and his brief work for British intelligence.
Writer of prose narratives
- authorCreator of written works
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- 20th-centuryYears 1901-2000
- proseUnversified language
fiction · narrative · storyteller · journalist · essayist · critic · biography · Penguin
Second-largest continent
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
- CubaCaribbean island country
Liberia · Sierra Leone · London · Brighton · Vienna · Saigon · Havana · tropics
UK espionage agency
- spyCovert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- agentOne who acts independently
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
operative · defection · secret service · clandestine · handler · tradecraft · surveillance · counterintelligence
Papal church adherent
- conversionAct of changing states
- sinViolation of divine law
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
confession · doubt · salvation · damnation · lapsed · piety · guilt · mercy
Internal moral sense
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- betrayalBreaking of trust
loyalty · pity · adultery · despair · responsibility · integrity · ambiguity · human weakness
1949 Vienna-set thriller
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- ViennaAustrian capital
- zitherFlat stringed instrument, played horizontally
Orson Welles · noir · cinematography · Brighton Rock · The Quiet American · screenwriter · director · Hollywood
Striped seaside souvenir candy
- The Quiet AmericanNovel set in 1950s Vietnam
- The Third Man1949 Vienna-set thriller
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- tragicomedyGenre blending sorrow and mirth
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- authorCreator of written works
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- 20th-centuryYears 1901-2000
prose · fiction · narrative · storyteller · journalist · essayist · critic · biography · Penguin · collected edition
Africa
Second-largest continent
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
- HaitiCaribbean island nation
Cuba · Liberia · Sierra Leone · London · Brighton · Vienna · Saigon · Havana · tropics · colonial
MI6
UK espionage agency
- spyCovert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- agentOne who acts independently
Cold War · operative · defection · secret service · clandestine · handler · tradecraft · surveillance · counterintelligence · intrigue
Catholic
Papal church adherent
- conversionAct of changing states
- sinViolation of divine law
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
grace · confession · doubt · salvation · damnation · lapsed · piety · guilt · mercy · sacrament
conscience
Internal moral sense
betrayal · loyalty · pity · adultery · despair · responsibility · integrity · ambiguity · human weakness · good and evil
The Third Man
1949 Vienna-set thriller
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- ViennaAustrian capital
Orson Welles · zither · noir · cinematography · Brighton Rock · The Quiet American · screenwriter · director · Hollywood · British cinema
Brighton Rock
Striped seaside souvenir candy
- The Quiet AmericanNovel set in 1950s Vietnam
- The Third Man1949 Vienna-set thriller
- entertainerOne who amuses others
Graham GreeneP.G. Wodehouse
Rudyard Kipling · G.K. Chesterton · Danielle Steel · Nicholas Sparks · Ayn Rand
Graham GreeneIan Fleming
Tom Clancy · Agatha Christie · Dan Brown · James Patterson · pulp fiction
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