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‘Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt’ The Times

A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions.



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'As fine a novel as he has ever written - concise, ironic, acutely observant of contemporary life, funny, shocking, above all compassionate'
'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' * The Times *
'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' * The Times *
'It is beautifully done, a pleasure to read, a succession of deft, unobtrusive, yet masterly touches' * Guardian *

The Human Factor

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    A Paperback / softback by Graham Greene, Colm Toibin

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 02/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780099288527, 978-0099288527
      ISBN10: 0099288524

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ‘Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt’ The Times

      A leak is traced to a small sub-section of the secret service, sparking off the inevitable security checks, tensions and suspicions.



      Trade Review
      'As fine a novel as he has ever written - concise, ironic, acutely observant of contemporary life, funny, shocking, above all compassionate'
      'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' * The Times *
      'Graham Greene's beautiful and disturbing novel is filled with tenderness, humour, excitement and doubt' * The Times *
      'It is beautifully done, a pleasure to read, a succession of deft, unobtrusive, yet masterly touches' * Guardian *

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