The Collected Plays (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) - Softcover

Graham Greene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014018614X ISBN 13: 9780140186147

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

A reissue of a volume of Graham Greene's eight plays: "The Return of A.J. Raffles", "Carving a Statue", "The Complaisant Lover", "The Living Room", "The Potting Shed", "Yes and No", "For Whom the Bell Chimes" and "The Great Jowett".

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The Living Room; The Potting Shed; The Complaisant Lover; Carving a Statue; The Return of A.J. Raffles; The Great Jowett; Yes and No; For Whom the Bell Chimes.

In these eight plays Graham Greene demonstrates his skill as a dramatist. The Living Room portrays a love triangle, and Carving a Statue, his most innovative play, portrays an artist in pursuit of his masterpiece, a depiction of God the Father. The other plays are: The Return of AJ Raffles, a glorious Edwardian comedy; The Great Jowett, Greene's only radio play; The Potting Shed; The Complaisant Lover; Yes and No; and For Whom the Bell Chimes.

About the Author:

Graham Greene (1904-1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the foreign office. His many books include The Third Man, The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt. He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 014018614X
• ISBN 13: 9780140186147
• Binding: Paperback