{"product_id":"confidential-agent-the","title":"Confidential Agent, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greene, Graham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 22-01-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e FLPK9780099286196\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY IAN RANKIN‘In a class by himself...the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man’s consciousness and anxiety’ William GoldingIn a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a government agent, D is a scarred stranger in England, sent on a mission to buy coal at any price. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man, tormented by allegiances, doubts and love.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\n'In a class by himself...the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-centuryman's consciousness and anxiety' William Golding\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'The most ingenious, inventive and exciting of our novelists, rich in exactly etched and moving portraits of real human beings...the tragic and comic ironies of love, loyalty and belief' -- V. S. Pritchett ―\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A superb storyteller...he had a talent for depicting local colour, a keen sense of the dramatic, and eye for dialogue, and skill in pacing his prose' ―\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\n      From the Inside Flap      \u003cbr\u003e\nIn a small continental country civil war is raging. Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on a mission to buy coal. Initially, this seems to be a matter of straightforward negotiation, but soon, implicated in murder, accused of possessing false documents and theft, held responsible for the death of a young woman, D becomes a hunted man.\u003cbr\u003e\n      From the Back Cover      \u003cbr\u003e\n“In a class by himself... the ultimate chronicler of 20th-century man’s consciousness and anxiety.” – William Golding\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nGraham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and in 1940 became literary editor of the\u003cbr\u003e\nSpectator. He was later employed by the Foreign Office. As well as his many novels, Graham Greene wrote several collections of short stories, four travel books, six plays, three books of autobiography, two of biography and four books for children. He also wrote hundreds of essays, and film and book reviews. Graham Greene was a member of the Order of Merit and a Companion of Honour. He died in April 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099286196\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49046964076848,"sku":"Prakash_9780099286196","price":675.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/vintage-classics-book-default-title-confidential-agent-the-38708591886640.jpg?v=1753010318","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/confidential-agent-the","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}