The Third Man
The Third Man
First published 1935 · 134 pages · about 2 hours to read
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About this book
Initially written as a screenplay Greene later transferred the film treatment to novel form as a novella, published together with The Fallen Idol. Set in post-war Vienna The Third Man concerns the mysterious Harry Lime, a black market trader thought by the authorities to be dead.
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Quotes
“We never get accustomed to being less important to other people than they are to us — Martins felt the little jab of dispensability.”
“No danger anywhere, it seemed to Rollo Martins of that sudden reckless moment when the scent of hair or a hand against the side alters life.”
“The hands of the guilty don't necessarily tremble; only in stories does a dropped glass betray agitation. Tension is more often shown in the studied action.”
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