Scobie is a principled police officer in a war-torn West African state. When he is passed over for promotion he is forced to borrow money to send his despairing wife away on a holiday. In her absence he falls in love with Helen and his life is transformed by the experience.
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Review:
'The most ingenious, inventive and exciting of our novelists, rich in exactly etched and moving portraits of real human beings.' (The Times)
'Greene was a master of characterisation and this book is no exception.' (The Independent on Sunday)
'In a class by himself – the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety.' (The Independent)
'A superb storyteller with a gift for provoking controversy.' (The New York Times)
From the Publisher:
CENTENARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0140184961
- ISBN 13 9780140184969
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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