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THE HEART OF THE MATTER

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

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THE HEART OF THE MATTER

by Greene, Graham

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London: William Heinemann, (1948). First edition. Based on Greene's own experience as a British intelligence officer in West Africa. Rated among the top 100 English-language novels by both the Modern Library and Time Magazine and basis for the 1953 movie starring Trevor Howard. Endpapers and adjacent pages darkened including the half-title as generally seen otherwise bright and near fine in about very good dust jacket with some general soiling, moderate edge wear and spine slightly toned.

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Graham Greene’s The Heart of the Matter, set in an unnamed West African colony towards the end of World War II, is loosely based on the author’s own experience as a British intelligence officer in Sierra Leone. The novel’s protagonist, Henry Scobie, struggles to make his miserable wife happy. In the process, Scobie begins to wonder if any individual can truly make another happy, resulting in a life-changing moral crisis. The Heart of the Matter, an insightful exploration of pity, suffering, religion, and responsibility, quickly became extremely popular, having sold more than 300,000 copies upon publication. The novel was critically acclaimed and received many favorable reviews. In 1948, The Heart of the Matter was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and it was shortlisted for the Best of the James Tait Black awardees in 2012. The novel is ranked 40th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century and is also listed on TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923).

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Author
Greene, Graham
Book Condition
Used
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Publisher
William Heinemann
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
(1948)

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