The Life of Graham Greene (Volume 2)
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The Life of Graham Greene, Volume 2: 1939—1955 is the second part of Norman Sherry
Norman Sherry
Norman Sherry is an English born American novelist, biographer, and educator who is most well known for his three-volume biography of the British novelist Graham Greene. He has an older brother Thomas Taylor Sherry and a twin brother called Alan Sherry...

's biography of the famous 20th century British author, published in 1994, following Greene's death.

Contents

Part 1 - War
  • 1. Rumours at Nightfall
    Rumour at Nightfall
    Rumour at Nightfall is the third novel by Graham Greene, published in 1931. Like his second novel it failed to repeat the success of The Man Within; Greene was to disown both....

      / 2. Enter Dorothy / 3. the Ministry
    The Ministry of Fear
    The Ministry of Fear is a 1943 novel written by Graham Greene. It was first published in Britain by William Heinemann. It was made into the 1944 film Ministry of Fear, starring Ray Milland.It revolves around the relationship between Love and Fear...

     and the Glory  / 4. the Blitz / 5. the Destructors / 6. Trivial Comedies, Shallow Tragedies


Part 2 - Africa
  • 7. School for Spies / 8. Return to Africa / 9. the Soupsweet Land 10. our Man in Freetown
    Freetown
    Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

      / 11. a Mad Cook, a Suicide and a Nest of Toads


Part 3 - the Long War Ending
  • 12. Carving Brighton Rock
    Brighton Rock
    Brighton Rock is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1938, and later made into films, a 1947 film and a 2010 film. The novel is a murder thriller set in 1930s Brighton. The title is a reference to a confectionery traditionally sold at seaside resorts, used as a metaphor for human character...

    / 13. Agents Three: Greene, Muggeridge
    Malcolm Muggeridge
    Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was an English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist. During World War II, he was a soldier and a spy...

     and Philby
    Kim Philby
    Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a spy for and later defected to the Soviet Union...

      / 14. from Spy to Publisher / 15. the Unquiet Peace


Part 4 - Time of Catherine
  • 16. the Heart of the Matter
    The Heart of the Matter
    The Heart of the Matter , a novel by the English author Graham Greene, won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. During World War II, Greene worked for the Secret Intelligence Service in Sierra Leone, the setting for his novel...

    / 17. The Third Man
    The Third Man
    The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir, directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Many critics rank it as a masterpiece, particularly remembered for its atmospheric cinematography, performances, and unique musical score...

    and Other Friends / 18. Love as a Fever / 19. Private Wars / 20. a Vulgar Success / 21. Boston Tea Party / 22. Wildly, Crazily, Hopelessly


Part 5 - the Death Seeker
  • 23. War of the Running Dogs / 24. Bonjour Saigon / 25. Interlude on Elsewhere / 26. a Crown of Thorns / 27. a Quiet American
    The Quiet American
    The Quiet American is an anti-war novel by British author Graham Greene, first published in United Kingdom in 1955 and in the United States in 1956. It was adapted into films in 1958 and 2002. The book draws on Greene's experiences as a war correspondent for The Times and Le Figaro in French...

      / 28. Innocence Abroad / 29. Death in rue Catinat
    Rue Catinat
    The rue Catinat is a street, now called Dong Khoi, in Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon.It was named for Nicolas Catinat, the 17th and 18th century French marshal.The street is the location of a number of famous colonial buildings:...



Part 6 - to America with Love
  • 30. Visa Not for Sale / 31. Drama and the Man / 32. Among the Mau Mau  / 33. No Man is Neutral / 34. the Honourable Correspondent and the Dishonourable Friend / 35. White Night in Albany

See also

  • Graham Greene
    Graham Greene
    Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...

  • Norman Sherry
    Norman Sherry
    Norman Sherry is an English born American novelist, biographer, and educator who is most well known for his three-volume biography of the British novelist Graham Greene. He has an older brother Thomas Taylor Sherry and a twin brother called Alan Sherry...

  • Life of Graham Greene (Volume 1)
  • Life of Graham Greene (Volume 3)
    Life of Graham Greene (Volume 3)
    The Life of Graham Greene, Volume 3: 1955--1991 is the third and final part of Norman Sherry's biography of the famous 20th century British author, published in 2004.- Contents :Part 1 - Novelist as Playwright...

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