The Economist (US), September 17th, 1988
THE CAPTAIN AND THE ENEMY. By Graham Greene. Reinhardt; 189 pages (British lb)10.95. To be published by Viking in October; $17.95 The late twentieth century seems barren ground for moral fables. They risk appearing preachy, silly or innocent. If they contain too much certainty-in this age of practised doubt-they will probably not be listened to at all. All these risks notwithstanding, Theodore Zeldin and Graham Greene have each produced such a fable, and beg the reader's indulgence.
Professor Zeldin, who is better known for his learned and entertaining dissections of French history, takes o...
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