The quest for Graham Greene

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The quest for Graham Greene

W.J. West

W. & Nicolson, 1997

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index

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Description

A chance discovery of lost papers in a shop cellar in Ealing, unexpected connections, lost friendships rekindled at the funeral of a Catholic priest: thus, not unlike one of Green's own novels, began Bill West's search to find the truth about one of the 20th century's most important writers. Through intensive and scrupulous detective work, West has uncovered new material (letters, galleys of Greene's novels and FBI documents) which explain the aspects of Greene's life which have eluded biographers and readers. Told as a detective story, this book exposes the reasons of Greene's sudden self-imposed exile, his fascination with the mafia, his loathing of America, the origins of his obsessions with Catholicism, and espionage and his own involvement with MI6.

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  • NCID
    BA31447634
  • ISBN
    • 0297818228
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 286 p., [8] p. of plates
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Subject Headings
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