The Life of Graham Greene (Volume 2)
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The Life of Graham Greene, Volume 2: 1939—1955 is the second part of Norman Sherry
's biography of the famous 20th century British author, published in 1994, following Greene's death.
Part 2 - Africa
Part 3 - the Long War Ending
Part 4 - Time of Catherine
Part 5 - the Death Seeker
Part 6 - to America with Love
Norman Sherry
Norman Sherry is an English born American novelist, biographer, and educator who is most well known for his three-volume biography of the British novelist Graham Greene. He has an older brother Thomas Taylor Sherry and a twin brother called Alan Sherry...
's biography of the famous 20th century British author, published in 1994, following Greene's death.
Contents
Part 1 - War- 1. Rumours at NightfallRumour at NightfallRumour at Nightfall is the third novel by Graham Greene, published in 1931. Like his second novel it failed to repeat the success of The Man Within; Greene was to disown both....
/ 2. Enter Dorothy / 3. the MinistryThe Ministry of FearThe Ministry of Fear is a 1943 novel written by Graham Greene. It was first published in Britain by William Heinemann. It was made into the 1944 film Ministry of Fear, starring Ray Milland.It revolves around the relationship between Love and Fear...
and the Glory / 4. the Blitz / 5. the Destructors / 6. Trivial Comedies, Shallow Tragedies
Part 2 - Africa
- 7. School for Spies / 8. Return to Africa / 9. the Soupsweet Land 10. our Man in FreetownFreetownFreetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
/ 11. a Mad Cook, a Suicide and a Nest of Toads
Part 3 - the Long War Ending
- 12. Carving Brighton RockBrighton RockBrighton Rock is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1938, and later made into films, a 1947 film and a 2010 film. The novel is a murder thriller set in 1930s Brighton. The title is a reference to a confectionery traditionally sold at seaside resorts, used as a metaphor for human character...
/ 13. Agents Three: Greene, MuggeridgeMalcolm MuggeridgeThomas Malcolm Muggeridge was an English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist. During World War II, he was a soldier and a spy...
and PhilbyKim PhilbyHarold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a spy for and later defected to the Soviet Union...
/ 14. from Spy to Publisher / 15. the Unquiet Peace
Part 4 - Time of Catherine
- 16. the Heart of the MatterThe Heart of the MatterThe Heart of the Matter , a novel by the English author Graham Greene, won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. During World War II, Greene worked for the Secret Intelligence Service in Sierra Leone, the setting for his novel...
/ 17. The Third ManThe Third ManThe Third Man is a 1949 British film noir, directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Many critics rank it as a masterpiece, particularly remembered for its atmospheric cinematography, performances, and unique musical score...
and Other Friends / 18. Love as a Fever / 19. Private Wars / 20. a Vulgar Success / 21. Boston Tea Party / 22. Wildly, Crazily, Hopelessly
Part 5 - the Death Seeker
- 23. War of the Running Dogs / 24. Bonjour Saigon / 25. Interlude on Elsewhere / 26. a Crown of Thorns / 27. a Quiet AmericanThe Quiet AmericanThe Quiet American is an anti-war novel by British author Graham Greene, first published in United Kingdom in 1955 and in the United States in 1956. It was adapted into films in 1958 and 2002. The book draws on Greene's experiences as a war correspondent for The Times and Le Figaro in French...
/ 28. Innocence Abroad / 29. Death in rue CatinatRue CatinatThe rue Catinat is a street, now called Dong Khoi, in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon.It was named for Nicolas Catinat, the 17th and 18th century French marshal.The street is the location of a number of famous colonial buildings:...
Part 6 - to America with Love
- 30. Visa Not for Sale / 31. Drama and the Man / 32. Among the Mau Mau / 33. No Man is Neutral / 34. the Honourable Correspondent and the Dishonourable Friend / 35. White Night in Albany
See also
- Graham GreeneGraham GreeneHenry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
- Norman SherryNorman SherryNorman Sherry is an English born American novelist, biographer, and educator who is most well known for his three-volume biography of the British novelist Graham Greene. He has an older brother Thomas Taylor Sherry and a twin brother called Alan Sherry...
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