| The Honorary Consul Contributor(s): Greene, Graham (Author), Bosco, Mark (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143105558 ISBN-13: 9780143105558 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A morally complex and mature work from a modern master IN THIS later novel by Graham Greenea featuring a new introductionathe author continues to explore moral and theological dilemmas through psychologically astute character studies and exciting drama on an international stage. In "The Honorary Consul," a British consul with a fondness for drink is mistaken for an American ambassador and kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008028219 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.04" W x 7.72" (0.48 lbs) 304 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In a provincial Argentinean town, Charley Fortnum, a British consul with dubious authority and a weakness for drink, is kidnapped by Paraguayan revolutionaries who have mistaken him for the American ambassador. Dr. Eduardo Plarr, a local physician with his own divided loyalties, serves as the negotiator between the rebels and the authorities. These fumbling characters play out an absurd drama of failure, hope, love, and betrayal against a backdrop of political chaos. The Honorary Consul is both a gripping novel of suspense and a penetrating psychological and sociological study of personal and political corruption. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Mark Bosco. For 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. |