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Russian Roulette: ´A brilliant new life of Graham Greene´ - Evening Standard
Richard Greene
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Description for Russian Roulette: ´A brilliant new life of Graham Greene´ - Evening Standard
Hardback.
Probably the greatest British novelist of his generation, Graham Greene's own story was as strange and compelling as those he told of Pinkie the Mobster, Harry Lime, or the Whisky Priest. A restless traveller, he was a witness to many of the key events of modern history - including the origins of the Vietnam War, the Mau Mau Rebellion, the betrayal of the double-agent Kim Philby, the rise of Fidel Castro, and the guerrilla wars of Central America.
Traumatized as a boy and thought a Judas among his schoolmates, Greene tried Russian Roulette and attempted suicide. He suffered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408703977
SKU
V9781408703977
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-30
About Richard Greene
Richard Greene is Professor of English at Toronto University and a renowned biographer.
Reviews for Russian Roulette: ´A brilliant new life of Graham Greene´ - Evening Standard
Russian Roulette bounds along with fluency, clarity and wry humour
John Walsh
Sunday Times
At last, a biography that does justice to Graham Greene . . . [Richard Greene] writes briskly and engagingly, with a wry wit and an endearing fondness for trivia and puns. He is also less giddy, and less of a hero-worshipper, than most ... Read more
John Walsh
Sunday Times
At last, a biography that does justice to Graham Greene . . . [Richard Greene] writes briskly and engagingly, with a wry wit and an endearing fondness for trivia and puns. He is also less giddy, and less of a hero-worshipper, than most ... Read more