{"product_id":"9780099478393","title":"The Quiet American","description":"Author: Greene, Graham\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099478393\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2004\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover Graham Green's prescient political masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The novel that I love the most is \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e' Ian McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the intrigue and violence of 1950s Indo-China comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145005936798,"sku":"UBD-9780099478393","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099478393.jpg?v=1786878194","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099478393","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}