The Life of Graham Greene: Volume I: 1904-1939 - Softcover

Sherry, Norman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140144501 ISBN 13: 9780140144505

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1990

Synopsis

Relates Greene's early years, his rise in the world of literature, his love affair with an American woman, the end of his marriage, and his experiences as a spy

About this title

About the Author:

Norman Sherry is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Mitchell distinguished professor of literature at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the first two volumes of The Life of Graham Greene, he is the author of Conrad’s Eastern World, Conrad’s Western World, Charlotte and Emily Brontė, and Jane Austen.

Review:

“If you care about modern literature, and the prickly, committed writer ... if you care about God or England or the political twentieth century, you will need this biography.” —Chicago Sun-Times

“Sherry has accomplished his task by virtually reliving Greene’s life, traveling himself to the out-of-the-way places that Greene visited . . . interviewing an army of Old Boys and colonial hands, digging into improbable archives, gathering everything together . . . Extraordinarily well-constructed.” —Samuel Hynes, The Times Literary Supplement

“Rich with fascinating, dramatic detail ... Greene’s prodigious energies and inspirations are well matched by Norman Sherry’s intelligence, sympathy, and powers of analysis.” —Joyce Carol Oates

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0140144501
• ISBN 13: 9780140144505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 816