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Graham Greene

    2 oktober 1904 – 3 april 1991

    Graham Greene was een Engelse romanschrijver wiens werken de ambigue morele en politieke kwesties van de moderne wereld onderzochten, en ernstige literaire waardering combineerden met grote populariteit. Hoewel Greene bezwaar maakte tegen de beschrijving 'katholieke romanschrijver', vormen katholieke religieuze thema's de kern van veel van zijn werk. Zijn romans tonen ook een grote interesse in de werking van internationale politiek en spionage.

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    De verliezer wint
     Het einde van het spel
    De roos van Tibet
    Reizen met Mijn Tante
    Spannende Science Fiction
    • Mornings in the Dark

      • 776bladzijden
      • 28 uur lezen

      Carcanet's Graham Greene Film Reader reissued as a Carcanet Classic, the only book to collect his written contributions to the world of cinema.

      Mornings in the Dark2021
    • Graham Greene: The Last Interview

      • 160bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      A master of twentieth century fiction, Graham Greene looks back on his life. This volume also includes several key interviews from throughout his long, fruitful career.Graham Greene led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. The son of a Hertfordshire headmaster, he quickly discovered a love for writing, beginning a career that would last a lifetime. Greene's fascination with global politics took him around the world, to places that would become the settings for many of his most famous Mexico ( The Power and the Glory ), Sierra Leone ( The Heart of the Matter ), and Haiti ( The Comedians ) - among dozens of other far-flung locations. He produced masterpieces throughout his life, many of which now stand as indisputably Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair , and The Quiet American to name but a few.

      Graham Greene: The Last Interview2019
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    • The Third Man and Other Stories

      • 344bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      A broad selection of Graham Greene's masterful short stories, including Cold War classic novella, The Third Man. Rollo Martins, a failing novelist, is invited to Vienna by his best friend, Harry Lime. The city he arrives in is unrecognisable -- torn apart by the Second World War and shared between the occupying Allies. What's more, Harry is dead, and the circumstances look suspicious... Determined to uncover the truth, Martins must pick through the rubble of this broken city in search of answers.

      The Third Man and Other Stories2017
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    • Zona Negra - 28: El tercer hombre

      • 150bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      Alianza Editorial. Madrid. 1986. 18 cm. 111 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'El Libro de bolsillo', 1175. Sección Literatura. Greene, Graham 1904-1991. Traductores, Barbara McShane y Javier Alfaya. Traducción de: The third man. Alfaya, Javier. 1939-. El libro de bolsillo (Alianza Editorial). 1175. Sección Literatura .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 84-206-0175-6

      Zona Negra - 28: El tercer hombre2008
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    • * The first book of Graham Greene's letters - the most intimate record we have of a life lived at the heart of modern history

      Graham Greene : a life in letters2008
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    • Tři do češtiny dosud nepřeložené Greenovy příběhy – Třetí muž, Poražený bere vše a Kapitán a nepřítel v jednom svazku. Třetí muž (1949), psán původně jako filmový scénář, představuje typické greenovské postavy se svými „mravními úrazy“ v prostředí okupované poválečné Vídně. Poražený bere vše (1955) je greenovské divertimento s mravním ponaučením, jakkkoli autor v dedikaci knihy říká, že „příběh nemá nikoho varovat před hazardem“. Kapitán a nepřítel je poslední Greenovo dílko, z roku 1988, kdy bylo autorovi čtyřiaosmdesát let, a podstatně doplňuje náš obraz jednoho z největších anglicky píšících spisovatelů minulého století.

      Kapitán a nepřítel. Třetí muž. Poražený bere vše2008
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    • Articles of Faith

      The Collected Tablet Journalism of Graham Greene

      • 164bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      When Graham Greene passed away in 1991 at 86, he was recognized as a significant Catholic writer, known for his exploration of sin and challenging themes. His work in the British Catholic journal The Tablet allowed him to share both his literary endeavors and unconventional religious perspectives. Greene was particularly fascinated by martyrdom, and his experiences in 1930s Mexico, where Roman Catholicism faced severe oppression, inspired impactful journalism first published in The Tablet. This collection features four of his Mexico despatches: "Mexican Sunday," "A Catholic Adventurer and his Mexican Journal," "In Search of a Miracle," and "The Dark Virgin." Additionally, it includes a long essay on the Assumption, "Our Lady and Her The Only Figure of Perfect Love," from 1951, along with 26 book reviews for The Tablet's "Fiction Chronicle." Greene's reviews highlight his broad-mindedness, praising works by authors such as Ignazio Silone and Karel Čapek. This volume gathers Greene's contributions to The Tablet, much of which has not been published in fifty years. It also features "Two Friends," an essay detailing Greene's friendship with diplomat Peter Leslie, alongside previously unseen correspondence between them.

      Articles of Faith2006
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    • В книге предлагается произведение Г.Грина "Третий человек", адаптированное (без упрощения текста оригинала) по методу Ильи Франка. Уникальность метода заключается в том, что запоминание слов и выражений происходит за счет их повторяемости, без заучивания и необходимости использовать словарь.Пособие способствует эффективному освоению языка, может служить дополнением к учебникам по грамматике или к основным занятиям. Предназначено для студентов, для изучающих английский язык самостоятельно, а также для всех интересующихся английской культурой.

      Английский язык с Г. Грином. Третий человек2006
    • Complete Short Stories

      • 594bladzijden
      • 21 uur lezen

      Affairs, obsessions, ardors, fantasy, myth, legends, dreams, fear, pity, and violence—this magnificent collection of stories illuminates all corners of the human experience. Including four previously uncollected stories, this new complete edition reveals Graham Greene in a range of contrasting moods, sometimes cynical and witty, sometimes searching and philosophical. Each of these forty-nine stories confirms V. S. Pritchett’s declaration that Greene is “a master of storytelling.”This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Pico Iyer.

      Complete Short Stories2005
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    • Ten unabridged short stories by twentieth-century authors of various nationalities, including Hemingway, Joyce, Naipaul, Dahl, Greene, and Lessing.

      Modern Short Stories: For Students of English2001
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    • Můj svět. Deník snů

      • 136bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      Známý spisovatel krátce před svou smrtí vybral a převyprávěl své sny, jež si dlouhé roky (mezi lety 1965–1981) zapisoval. Ve své poslední knize nám autor dává nahlédnout do svého intenzivního vnitřního života, z něhož se po dobu své tvůrčí činnosti inspiroval, ale nedával do něj příliš nahlédnout. Stručné záznamy snů se liší od románové či povídkové stavby prostředky i stylem, jsou však psány tak sugestivně, jako by šlo o reálný děj. Dostáváme se na různá místa planety a do společnosti různých slavných osobností, které nějakým způsobem autorovi „ležely na srdci“ a s nimiž prožívá někdy snově fantasmagorické, ale někdy velmi realistické zážitky. Sny nejsou řazeny chronologicky, nýbrž tematicky, vznikl tak jakýsi zvláštní, dojímavý a hluboce osobní vzpomínkový cyklus. Pochopitelně tak vystupují jasné kontury autorových postojů, názorů, tužeb a hlavních životních zážitků.

      Můj svět. Deník snů2001
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    • Orient-Expreß. Roman

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Im Jahr 1930 beginnt eine aufregende Reise mit dem Orient-Express von Ostende nach Istanbul. Fünf Passagiere – eine Tänzerin, ein jüdischer Geschäftsmann, ein Revolutionär, eine lesbische Journalistin und eine Frau auf der Suche nach Freiheit – erleben Lust, Intrigen und Mord, die ihr Leben verändern.

      Orient-Expreß. Roman1999
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    • Hrsg. von Dietrich U. Becker und weiteren, darunter Joyce Cary, Roderick Finlayson und Graham Greene.

      Contemporary British Short Stories 11999
    • Herausgegeben von Martin Greenberg und Robert U. Weinberg, enthält dieses Buch Beiträge von Clive Barker, Robert Bloch und Graham Greene und umfasst 213 Seiten.

      Nebel aus dem Jenseits. 10mal Gruseln.1998
    • British Dramatists

      • 96bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      Part of the Writers' Britain series, first published in the 1940s. This work offers Graham Greene's evaluation of British drama, from its roots in the Mystery and Miracle plays of the market carnival through Shakespeare and the Restoration to the 20th century.

      British Dramatists1996
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    • Index on Censorship - 25: Lost Words

      The Stories They Wouldn't Let You Read

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      This collection of fiction from around the world is concerned with censorship taboos and includes work from writers who remain censored, exiled or imprisoned. It includes writing by Willaim Trevor, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Aicha Lemsing and Breyten Breytenbach.

      Index on Censorship - 25: Lost Words1996
    • De roos van Tibet

      Thriller

      • 327bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Een Engelse filmploeg wordt tijdens opnames op de Mount Everst vermist. Aanvankelijk luidt het bericht dat alle leden van de ploeg zijn omgekomen, totdat duidelijk wordt dat een aantal van hen nog in leven is en vastzit op Tibetaans grondgebied. Het is eind 1949 en het Chinese leger staat op het punt Tibet binnen te vallen. Charles Houston gaat op zoek naar zijn broer Hugh, die deel uitmaakte van de filmploeg. Na barre omzwervingen belandt hij op een heilige plaats: het kloostercomplex Yamdring, nagenoeg onbereikbaar gelegen in de hoogvlakten van Tibet. Daar wordt Houston 'herkend'als de reïncarnatie van Hu-Tzung, en tot zijn verbijstering wordt hij heilig verklaard. Deze nieuwe status biedt hem de kans door te dringen tot de abdis van dit klooster, een bovenmenselijk mooie heilige duivelin, in haar achttiende incarnatie. Zij beleven een stormachtige liefdesaffaire. In oktober 1950 is de Chinese annexatie van Tiber een feit en de nieuwe machthebbers laten hun begerig oog vallen op de kloosterschat, een onmetelijk fortuin aan edelstenen, persoonlijk eigendom van de abdis. Houston slaagt erin haar het klooster uit te smokkelen, maar vervolgens moeten zij zien te overleven onder haast ondraaglijk extreme omstandigheden, teneinde uit handen van hun wrede achtervolgers te blijven...

      De roos van Tibet1996
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    • The Collected Plays of Graham Greene

      • 416bladzijden
      • 15 uur lezen

      The Living Room ; The Potting Shed ; The Complaisant Lover ; Carving a Statue ; The Return of A.J. Raffles ; The Great Jowett ; Yes and No ; For Whom the Bell Chimes .In these eight plays Graham Greene demonstrates his skill as a dramatist. The Living Room portrays a love triangle, and Carving a Statue , his most innovative play, portrays an artist in pursuit of his masterpiece, a depiction of God the Father. The other plays The Return of AJ Raffles , a glorious Edwardian comedy; The Great Jowett , Greene's only radio play; The Potting Shed ; The Complaisant Lover ; Yes and No ; and For Whom the Bell Chimes .

      The Collected Plays of Graham Greene1995
    • Under the Garden

      • 96bladzijden
      • 4 uur lezen

      Strange characters and mysterious threats will keep readers enraptured in this tale of a man who revisits his childhood home and recalls a youthful adventure "under the garden".

      Under the Garden1995
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    • Goed verteld

      Een verrassende bundel internationale verhalen

      • 169bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      Keuze van verhalen van buitenlandse auteurs uit het fonds van de uitgeverijen Bert Bakker en Prometheus.

      Goed verteld1994
    • Halbblut. 'Thunderheart'.

      • 251bladzijden
      • 9 uur lezen

      Roman zum Film mit Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard und Graham Greene, basierend auf einem Drehbuch von John Fusco, inklusive Farbphotographien.

      Halbblut. 'Thunderheart'.1994
    • Little Horse Bus

      • 48bladzijden
      • 2 uur lezen

      Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares. But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!

      Little Horse Bus1994
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    • Diese Erzählungen sind in den Jahren zwischen 1923 und 1989 entstanden und bieten einen repräsentativen Überblick über das erzählerische Schafen Graham Greenes. Die Auswahl wurde vom Autor selbst getroffen.

      Der Mann, der den Eiffelturm stahl und andere Erzählungen1993
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    • Graham Greene trained himself to wake four or five times during a night to record his dreams in a diary over a 25 year period. Before his death in 1991, he prepared this diary which provides readers with an insight into the world of Graham Greene.

      A World of My Own1993
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    • Three Entertainments

      This Gun for Hire; Ministry of Fear; Confidential Agent

      • 624bladzijden
      • 22 uur lezen
      Three Entertainments1992
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    • Punch Lines

      150 Years of Humorous Writing in Punch

      • 372bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      Doran, Amanda-Jane, Punchlines - 150 years of humorous writing in Punch. London, HarperCollins, 1991. 26cm. XII, 371 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes work by authors / comedians such as: John Bentjemen / Mary Dunn / Graham Greene / Melvyn bragg / Stevie Smith / William Boyd / Robert Graves / etc.

      Punch Lines1991
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    • L'ultima parola e altri racconti

      • 155bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      "L'ultima parola e, altri racconti" raccoglie le storie scritte da Graham Greene lungo un arco oltre sessant'anni, dal 1923 al 1989, e offre quindi una panoramica completa su tutta la produzione dell'autore, dagli esordi fino agli ultimi anni. Tra gli altri ritroviamo in queste pagine il primo racconto pubblicato da Greene sull'"Oxford Outlook", la rivista da lui diretta;"Assassinio per la ragione sbagliata", che testimonia il suo profondo interesse, costante lungo tutti gli anni Trenta, per il genere del giallo; "Il tenente morì per ultimo", ispirato a un episodio della Seconda guerra mondiale, e ancora "Il biglietto della lotteria", che riecheggia i romanzi maggiori "Strade senza legge" e "Il potere e la gloria".

      L'ultima parola e altri racconti1991
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    • Victorian Villainies

      • 704bladzijden
      • 25 uur lezen

      FRAUD, MURDER, POLITICAL INTRIGUE AND HORROR IN FOUR STORIES OF VICTORIAN VILLAINY. The Great Tontine, considered to be Hawley Smart's best book, concerns the unforeseen dangers of trying to make money in a lottery. Arthur Griffiths made a special study of the French police, and his sardonic amusement over their methods is evident in the classic train thriller The Rome Express. In the Fog, Richard Harding Davis's ingeniously plotted novel, is one of the very best accounts of foggy Victorian London. Haunted by figures of strange horror, Richard Marsh's The Beetle shed fascinating sidelights on forgotten aspects of the Victorian age. All in all, a splendid selection of works rescued from dusty oblivion - a rare treat!

      Victorian Villainies1991
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    • LeseLust England.

      • 313bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Hrsg. von Hans Christian Meiser, enthält Geschichten von Lessing, Graham Greene und Alan Sillitoe. 313 Seiten.

      LeseLust England.1990
    • UPDATED AND EDITED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JUDITH ADAMSON Whether reporting from the London cinema, Cotswolds villages, second-hand bookshops, war zones or political trouble spots, Graham Greene's novelistic gifts for detail, drama and compassionate curiosity provide unique and resonant insights into his life and times. To know war on any continent, read ‘A Memory of Indo-China’; to glimpse high political chicanery, read ‘The Great Spectacular’; to feel the flush and aftermath of revolutionary change, take up his pieces about Cuba. Reflections provides an extraordinary mirror on the twentienth century from one of its greatest observers.

      Reflections1990
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    • Dva romány anglického autora. V prvom príbehu kriminálna téma nadobúda hlbší psychologický a etický význam, najatý vrah spácha politickú vraždu, ale neskôr zistí, že sa s ním hrala špinavá hra – vyplatili ho bankovkami z lúpeže, ktoré boli označené. Je rozhodnutý pomstiť sa. V druhom príbehu sa mieša tradičná moralita s modernou tragickou groteskou a autorova satira sa obracia proti ľudskej hrabivosti. Doktor Fischer je multimilionár, ktorý verí, že čím je človek bohatší, tým je lakomejší, s radosťou ponižuje bohatých priateľov...

      Pištoľ na predaj ; Doktor Fischer zo Ženevy1990
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    • Yours Etc.

      Letters to the Press, 1945-89

      • 296bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      This collection of Graham Greene's letters to the press, begins in 1945 with a body of letters to "The Times". The letters dating from 1945 are supplemented by later ones to "The Independent", "The New Statesman", "Spectator" and "Le Monde".

      Yours Etc.1989
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    • The Captain and the Enemy

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger known simply as "the Captain" takes him from his boarding school to live in London. Victor becomes the surrogate son and companion of a woman named Liza, who renames him "Jim" and depends on him for any news about the world outside their door. Raised in these odd yet touching circumstances, Jim is never quite sure of Liza's relationship to the Captain, who is often away on mysterious errands. It is not until Jim reaches manhood that he confronts the Captain and learns the shocking truth about the man, his allegiances, and the nature of love. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by John Auchard.

      The Captain and the Enemy1988
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    • The World of the Short Story

      A 20th Century Collection

      • 847bladzijden
      • 30 uur lezen

      At age 82, Clifton Fadiman continues his prolific publishing career, here presenting 62 of the world's best short stories from 16 countries. His criteria? "Each story had to be both interesting and of high literary merit." Fadiman fulfills both requirements and much more, offering a cornucopia of superior 20th-century writers that includes Franz Kafka, D. H. Lawrence, Isaac Babel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever, Sean O'Faolain, Graham Greene, Robert Penn Warren, Colette, John Updike, Donald Barthelme, and James Thurber. (Regrettably, J. D. Salinger is not included due to lack of permission.) Here is a truly remarkable collection of this century's short stories that readers from all over the world will read with delight.

      The World of the Short Story1986
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    • Ένα όπλο για πούλημα

      • 360bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      "Μια δολοφονία για τον Ράβεν, δε σήμαινε και πολλά πράγματα. Ήταν απλά μια καινούργια δουλειά. Έπρεπε να προσέχει, να βάζει το μυαλό του να δουλεύει. Το μίσος, ήταν γι΄αυτόν πολυτέλεια. ?.Ο κρύος άνεμος μαστίγωσε το πρόσωπο του Ράβεν ενώ βάδιζε στη φαρδιά Κοντινένταλ Στρίτ. Καλή δικαιολογία για να σηκώσει το γιακά του παλτού του και να κρύψει το στόμα του. Η λαγοχειλία ήταν ένα σοβαρό μειονέκτημα στη δουλειά του. Όταν έχεις ένα τόσο χαρακτηριστικό σημάδι, δε γίνεται να μην είσαι αδίστακτος στις μεθόδους που χρησιμοποιείς. Γι΄αυτό, ο Ράβεν έπρεπε πάντα να προσέχει να μην αφήνει ίχνη?"

      Ένα όπλο για πούλημα1986
    • Dva romány snažící se o průhled do nitra moderního člověka a postižení jeho psychologie. V Jádru věci jde o příběh netypického policejního úředníka, jehož smysl pro spravedlnost naráží na bariéru zkorumpovaného koloniálního prostředí a který nakonec podlehne beznaději. Konec dobrodružství je milostný příběh z Londýna na konci války. Citový vztah spisovatele a vdané ženy přerůstá v životní lásku, ale ta skončí ve slepé uličce, protože každý z partnerů usiluje o něco jiného a pravdu o sobě se dovídají až po letech, kdy hrdinka umírá na zápal plic.

      Jádro věci. Konec dobrodružství1986
    • The Tenth Man

      • 144bladzijden
      • 6 uur lezen

      En franskmand i tysk fangenskab under 2. verdenskrig har købt sit liv for alt sit jordiske gods. Medfangen henrettes, og handelens konsekvenser melder sig lidt efter lidt

      The Tenth Man1985
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    • Getting to Know the General

      • 220bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      'In August 1981 my bag was packed for my fifth visit to Panama when the news came to me over the telephone of the death of General Omar Torrijos Herrera, my friend and host. . . At that moment the idea came to me to write a short personal memoir. . . of a man I had grown to love over those five years' GETTING TO KNOW THE GENERAL is Graham Greene's account of a five-year personal involvement with Omar Torrijos, ruler of Panama from 1968-81 and Sergeant Chuchu, one of the few men in the National Guard whom the General trusted completely. It is a fascinating tribute to an inspirational politician in the vital period of his country's history, and to an unusual and enduring friendship.

      Getting to Know the General1984
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    • Zum ersten Mal hat sich der scheue, unnahbare Graham Greene, der Interviews und Fernsehauftritte meidet, bereit erklärt, über sich zu sprechen. Gelungen ist diese Kunststück der französischen Journalistin Marie-Francoise Allain. Vieles, was in seinen Büchern „Eine Art Leben“ und „Fluchtwege“ angedeutet oder verschlüsselt ist, wird ausgesprochen. Ohne Umschweife. Wie der Schriftsteller Graham Greene arbeitet. Wie er sich mit dem Ehemann und Freund Graham Greene verträgt. Wie der Christ Graham Greene mit alldem fertig wird, und was der Revolutionär und Linksintellektuelle Graham Greene daraus macht.

      Gespräche mit Marie-Françoise Allain1983
    • Monseigneur Quichot

      • 201bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Verhaal over een communistische burgemeester en een r.k. bisschop, die als een moderne Don Quichot en Sancho Panza samen op reis gaan.

      Monseigneur Quichot1982
    • Mehr Morde

      Neue Kriminalgeschichten aus England und Amerika

      • 572bladzijden
      • 21 uur lezen
      Mehr Morde1982
    • „Organisiertes Verbrechen“ bleibt so lange ein teil toter Statistiken, bis man an Hand der Wirklichkeit zeigt, was es bedeutet. In Nizza gedeiht das „organisierte Verbrechen“, stellte Greene fest, unter Schutz von Polizei und Gerichten. Wie Zola in seinem berühmten "J'accuse„ die Wiederaufnahme der Affäre Dreyfus erzwang, will Graham Greene mit “Ich klage an" der Korruption die Maske herunterreißen. Und wie Zola spricht Graham Greene, seinem Auftrag getreu, im Namen der Opfer.

      Ich klage an1982
    • En katolsk præst og en afsat kommunistisk borgmester kører sammen rundt i Spanien i en gammel bil og kommer ud for en række sælsomme og muntre hændelser.

      Monsignor Quixote1982
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