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The Quiet American by Graham Greene

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Author Biography

Name: Graham Greene
Birth Date: October 2, 1904
Death Date: April 3, 1991
Place of Birth: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Place of Death: Vevey, Switzerland
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: author, novelist, dramatist

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Biography of Graham Greene
862 words, approx. 2.9 pages
The works of the English novelist and dramatist Graham Greene (1904-1991) explore different permutations of morality and amorality in modern society, and often feature exotic settings in different parts of the world. A storyteller with a spare and elegan...
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Biography of Graham Greene
835 words, approx. 2.8 pages
A film actor who has found success in both Canada and the United States, Graham Greene (born ca. 1952) is a full-blood Oneida, born on the Six Nations Reserve in southwestern Ontario in the early 1950s. Graham Greene, one of the most visible Native Ameri...
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Biography of Graham Greene
13623 words, approx. 45.4 pages
Graham Greene was a writer who lived his life under the torment of faith. In his fictional world, where evil dominates, good-bad men are put in situations where their individual capacities for evil and good inevitably collide, where what is at stake tran...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Quiet American Information
1,530 words, approx. 5 pages
<i>The Quiet American</i> (1955) is a novel (ISBN 0-09-947839-0) written by British author Graham Greene. It has been adapted into films twice, in 1958 and in...


News and Journals
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Oh Behave! a MartinClunes Quiz
10/8/2007: 279 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10:One of Martin 's earliest roles was that of Lon, a bored young man who crossed paths with which Doctor Who? Jon Pertwee Tom Baker Peter Davison Colin Baker Question 2 of 10: Martin starred as which...
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Hitchens among book award finalists
10/10/2007: 567 words, approx. 2 pages
Should Christopher Hitchens win a National Book Award, you can be sure he won't thank any higher powers.The author, columnist and commentator was nominated for "God Is Not Great," a polemic with a self-evident theme. Hitchens' book received mixed reviews, but became a best seller...
 


Criticism and Essays
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%
Character Analysis of the Quiet American
1,349 words, approx. 5 pages
Discusses the novel The Quiet American, by Graham Greene. Analyzes the characters Pyle and Fowler. The essay shows how innocence and idealism in a fallen world, and the timidity of living an uncommitted life can have destructive results.
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Essay Grade: 86%
"The Quiet American"
703 words, approx. 2 pages
Discusses Graham Greene's novel "The Quiet American." Describes how Greene builds three vivid characters: Fowler, Pyle and Phuong, and through their many-sided traits demonstrates their political involvement.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Contrasting Characters from The Quiet American
695 words, approx. 2 pages
Compares and contrasts characters from the Vietnam era novel, The Quiet American, by Graham Greene. Demonstrates how Pyle acted for the common good, but Fowler only acted for himself. Examines political and emotional reasons for the differences between the two men.
 


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The Quiet American by Graham Greene

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