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'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons

Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'.

As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH

**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

The Quiet American: Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece

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    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 07/10/2004
    ISBN13: 9780099478393, 978-0099478393
    ISBN10: 0099478390

    Number of Pages: 208

    Fiction , Classics

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    'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons

    Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'.

    As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?

    WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH

    **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

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