Graham Greene
Born 2 October 1904 · Died 3 April 1991
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. Through 67 years of writing, which included over 25 novels, he explored the conflicting moral and political issues of the modern world. The Power and the Glory won the 1941 Hawthornden Prize and The Heart of the Matter won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Best of the James Tait Black. Greene was awarded the 1968 Shakespeare Prize and the 1981 Jerusalem Prize. Several of his stories have been filmed, some more than once, and he collaborated with filmmaker Carol Reed on The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949). He converted to Catholicism in 1926 after meeting his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning. Later in life he took to calling himself a "Catholic agnostic".
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Quotes
“Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.”
Chapter 7 “The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.”
From journal kept while writing A Burnt-Out Case 1959 “Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.”
The Quiet American, Chapter 3 “As long as one suffers one lives.”
The End of the Affair, Chapter 1
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Books by Graham Greene in order
Books by Graham Greene in the order they were published, from The Man Within (1929) to The Last Word and Other Stories (1990).
- 1The Man Within
The Man Within1929 - 2Stamboul Train
Stamboul Train1932 - 3The Third Man
The Third Man1935 - 4A Gun for Sale, an Entertainment. --
A Gun for Sale, an Entertainment. --1936 - 5Journey Without Maps
Journey Without Maps1936 - 6Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock1938 - 7The Confidential Agent
The Confidential Agent1939 - 8The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory1940 - 9The Quiet American
The Quiet American1940 - 10The Ministry of Fear
The Ministry of Fear1943 - 11The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter1948 - 12The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair1951 - 13Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana1958 - 14A Burnt-Out Case
A Burnt-Out Case1960 - 15The Comedians
The Comedians1966 - 16Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt1969 - 17A Sort of Life
A Sort of Life1971 - 18The Human Factor
The Human Factor1978 - 19Doctor Fischer of Geneva or, The Bomb Party
Doctor Fischer of Geneva or, The Bomb Party1980 - 20Ways of Escape
Ways of Escape1980 - 21Monsignor Quixote
Monsignor Quixote1982 - 22Getting to Know the General
Getting to Know the General1984 - 23The Tenth Man
The Tenth Man1985 - 24The Last Word and Other Stories
The Last Word and Other Stories1990