June 17, 2019 / 1 Comment on The Honorary Consul
Graham Greene 1973 (Argentinian revolutionaries abduct the wrong political figure by mistake, and one cynical acquaintance is the only one who cares… perhaps not even he does.) Graham Greene, though a writer of great variety, is known for his “seedy” settings (he popularized the adjective, much to his regret) and the moral dimension of his […]
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May 25, 2014 / Leave a comment
Nadine Gordimer 1981 (A white South African family in danger of racial violence flees to a village under the protection of their black servant.) You like to have some cup of tea?— She runs. This is the novel. Rather, between these two lines lies the novel, and these two (the first and last lines) are […]
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The Honorary Consul
June 17, 2019 / 1 Comment on The Honorary Consul
Graham Greene 1973 (Argentinian revolutionaries abduct the wrong political figure by mistake, and one cynical acquaintance is the only one who cares… perhaps not even he does.) Graham Greene, though a writer of great variety, is known for his “seedy” settings (he popularized the adjective, much to his regret) and the moral dimension of his […]
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