{"product_id":"the-quiet-american-9780143039020","title":"The Quiet American","description":"\u003cb\u003eGraham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused,\" Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous \"Quiet American\" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission to Saigon, where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs young Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed, Fowler, a seasoned and cynical British reporter, finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and himself, for Pyle has stolen Fowler's beautiful Vietnamese mistress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1956 and twice adapted to film, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e remains a terrifiying and prescient portrait of innocence at large. This Graham Greene Centennial Edition includes a new introductory essay by Robert Stone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143039020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2004 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graham Greene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634883555484,"sku":"9780143039020","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b2a6945d-49e1-4f4a-b8f0-a0e63935e2e7.jpg?v=1603837908","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-quiet-american-9780143039020","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}