Graham Greene

[samah]

Now I'm reading a novel for the english writer graham greene its called The end of the affair, and I like it and actually its the first novel I read for him and its the first novel I read that the events happen in the 20th century, and I was just wondering if anybody here read anything for Graham Greene and what do you think about his works.

[SheykAbdullah]

I am a huge fan of Graham Greene's, though I've never read The End of the Affair (if I remember correctly that was about the love affair in London during the bombings? It's a little different than what he normally writes about). If you like his stuff you should definitely check out the Stamboul Train (also called the Orient Express), The Heart of the Matter (he said it was his worst book, but I really like it) and The Human Factor. Also very good is The Power and the Glory about the last priest of a central American republic that has outlawed religion and performs his duty under the threat of arrest and execution. Those are some of my favorites.

Also, he wrote the screen-play for The Third Man and there is a novella he wrote as a kind of guideline for the movie. It is widely regarded to be one of the best film noirs of all time (though I think it is a good toss-up between that and The Touch of Evil, which I think tends to be a little underrated and also interesting featured Orson Welles, however he was the star/writer/director of the movie) and in general one of the best movies of all time. It certainly, I think, has the best end of any movie ever made by a long shot and the soundtrack is eerily incredible, though it can get annoying. It stars Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton and was directed by Carol Reed.

[samah]

Hey sheikabdullah , thank you very much for these information and yes the end of the affair is about a love affair between a writer and a married woman during the second world war and if you are a big fan of Greene you should read it I've never watched the third man movie but I heard alot about the orient express movie i guess it starred michael york but I'm not sure and thank you again.

[cuppajoe_9]

I'm not particularly well versed in Greene, but Lord Rochester's Monkey is amazing. It's the biography of John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester, whom you may remember from that wretched movie The Libertine. Trust me, the real Rochester was way more fun.

"The Destructors" is a really good Greene short story as well.

[subterranean]

I have not read his novels, but I really like Greene's plays. Reading his made me interested to read Marlowe's (both had side job as secret agents). Yes and No is very witty. An almost monologue play. I also like For Whom the Bell Chimes .

[Schokokeks]

Also, he wrote the screen-play for The Third Man and there is a novella he wrote as a kind of guideline for the movie.
The Third Man is the only piece I've read by Green so far. Actually, I think it was also the first book I've ever read in English (youthful reminiscence :D). I've read it again some time after that, and fairly enjoyed it, though it somehow didn't strike me as extraordinary.

[SheykAbdullah]

Well, Greene never intended to publish the novella to the Third Man. He only wrote it to help him write the screenplay for the movie, so if you want to get a sense of what The Third Man REALLY is you have to watch the movie, which is better than the book, but that is to be expected as it is the finished work.

[Boris239]

I've read "Power and Glory" and think that it's a great book. I've also read Greene's "Ministry of fear" or something like that which is a common and not very interesting detective.

[SheykAbdullah]

I've read "Power and Glory" and think that it's a great book. I've also read Greene's "Ministry of fear" or something like that which is a common and not very interesting detective.

Greene wrote both literature and what he called 'entertainments' so some of his books are intended to be great pieces of writing and others are just supposed to be pulp. It's usually pretty easy to tell which is which.