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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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The Heart of the Matter
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Penguin Books (edition 0), 1960
ISBN 10: 0670000701
ISBN 13: 9780670000708
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. 0. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0670000701-7-18
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The Heart of the Matter
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The Heart of the Matter
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0670000701I3N00
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The Heart of the Matter
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0670000701I3N10
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The Heart of the Matter
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # I04D-01875
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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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Viking Compass/Viking Press, Inc., 1974
ISBN 10: 0670000701
ISBN 13: 9780670000708
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Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
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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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Heart of the Matter
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Penguin Group June 1960, 1960
ISBN 10: 0670000701
ISBN 13: 9780670000708
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Seller: Pella Books, Pella, IA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Good. Seller Inventory # 250134