Graham Greene: A Life in Letters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393066425)

One of the undisputed masters of twentieth-century English prose, Graham Greene (1904-1991) wrote tens of thousands of personal letters. This exemplary volume presents a new and engrossing account of his life constructed out of his own words. Impeccably edited by scholar Richard Greene, the letters--including many unavailable even to his official biographer--give a new perspective on a life that combined literary achievement, political action, espionage, travel, and romantic entanglement. The letters describe his travels in such places as Mexico, Vietnam, and Cuba, where he observed the struggles of mankind with a compassionate and truthful eye. Letters to friends such as Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark offer a glimpse into the literary culture in which he wrote, while others reveal the agonies of his heart. The sheer range of experience contained in Greene's correspondence defies comparison.

Author: Richard Greene
ISBN-10: 0393066428
ISBN-13: 9780393066425
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2008
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.46w x 1.51d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/15/2008 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2008 pg. 986
Publishers Weekly 09/15/2008 pg. 53
Booklist 11/01/2008 pg. 12
Vanity Fair 12/01/2008 pg. 158
Library Journal 12/15/2008 pg. 130
Chronicle of Higher Education 12/12/2008 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 01/04/2009 pg. 16
Commonweal 06/05/2009 pg. 26