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Title: The Human Factor by GRAHAM GREENE ISBN: 0-679-40992-0 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 10 March, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Spy Story Masterpiece
Comment: The New York Times called this the best espionage novel ever. I agree wholeheartedly. In fact, this is one of the best novels I've ever read, period. A great strength of this book is that you really care about the protaganist. He's very much your average, decent guy with a wife, step-kid and dog. He puts in his hours at the office each day, then goes home to them every night, just as millions of us do. There are no fancy gadgets or outlandish threats to the solar system in this story. Thus, the drama, centering on believable characters, is all the more palpable. Once the story takes off you can feel the tension and anticipation buidling up all around you.
The plot is both simple and ingenious. British intelligence suspects a mole is passing info on sourthern Africa to the Soviets and moves to eliminate the suspect, leading to a great plot twist. Throw in what is for my money some of the best dialogue ever put on paper (e.g. the hilarious conversation about malteazers candy) and the result is an absolute classic. I've read several of Greene's novels including the renowned The Heart of the Matter, and The Human Factor tops my list. If you crave a novel that you just can't put down, this is surely it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Greene's Forgotten Masterpiece
Comment: It's a stunning book. Greene, always the master of economy, never wrote a tighter or more beautifully focused novel.
When students are introduced to Greene, it's almost invariably The Power and the Glory or The Heart of the Matter (OK, maybe Brighton Rock), but this novel (and the electric, phantasmagoric thriller The Ministry of Fear) may serve as a better introduction to Greene's mammoth talents.
For an equally fascinating look at the spy game, see Tom Stoppard's brilliant play HAPGOOD.
Rating: 5
Summary: A terrific ending
Comment: The story culminates at the very last word. The ominous sound symbolizes the fate of the naive, manipulated but idealistic character. Graham Greene tops John Le Carre in this best cold-war spy thrillier.
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Title: Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185364 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140184937 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Honorary Consul : A Novel by Graham Greene ISBN: 0684871254 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 11 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Quiet American (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185003 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Loser Takes All (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185429 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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