The Heart of the Matter - Softcover
The story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil, and his overwhelming personal conflict
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Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so is forced to betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences.
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"A superb storyteller with a gift for provoking controversy." -- New York Times
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1960
- ISBN 10 0670000701
- ISBN 13 9780670000708
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Some good notes on endpapers, maybe for teaching, and some underlingin, otherwise clean and bright. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book. Seller Inventory # mon0000022165
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The Heart of the Matter (with a new itroduction by the author and a passage omited from the original edition)
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Viking Compass/Viking Press, Inc., 1974. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Viking Compass Edition first issued in 1960, reissued in 1974 with the author's corrections incorporated in the text by The Viking Press, Inc. Orange wraps clean with vague impressions on front, light spine crease, rubbed edges; first three leaves loose from binding. Pages lightly toned, clean and completely unmarked. Considered a major modern novel, this is the story of a man named Scobie, a man of high integrity and an assistant police commissioner in a West African coastal town who becomes enmeshed in love evil, and intrigue and overwhelming personal conflict. This new edition adds further dimensions to the novel and alter the tone; an important passage was eliminated from the original manuscript and all subsequent editions until 1971 when Mr. Greene restored it to the British editon. The author considers this present version of the novel to be the definitive one. 273 pages. 8vo. 1974, Viking Compass/Viking Press, Inc. Seller Inventory # 029811
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