The Heart of the Matter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2004
by Graham Greene; Introduction by James Wood
Summary
Wilson sat on the balcony of the Bedford Hotel with his bald pink knees thrust against the ironwork..."
Graham Greene's masterpiece The Heart of the Matter tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity.
When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to deceit and dishonora vortex leading directly to murder. As Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis makes for a novel that is suspenseful, fascinating, and, finally, tragic.
Originally published in 1948, The Heart of the Matter is the unforgettable portrait of one man, flawed yet heroic, destroyed and redeemed by a terrible conflict of passion and faith. This Penguin Deluxe Edition features an introduction by James Wood.
Details
- Title The Heart of the Matter: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author Graham Greene; Introduction by James Wood
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2004-09-28
- ISBN 9780142437995 / 0142437999
- Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.72 x 0.78 in (21.08 x 14.53 x 1.98 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Married people
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004275122
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Library Journal, 10/15/2004, Page 99
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