{"product_id":"the-quiet-american-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition","title":"The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)","description":"Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam\n\n\"I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused,\" Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous \"Quiet American\" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission to Saigon, where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas.\n\nAs young Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed, Fowler, a seasoned and cynical British reporter, finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and himself, for Pyle has stolen Fowler's beautiful Vietnamese mistress.\n\nOriginally published in 1956 and twice adapted to film, The Quiet American remains a terrifiying and prescient portrait of innocence at large. This Graham Greene Centennial Edition includes a new introductory essay by Robert Stone.\n\nFor 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143039024\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143039024.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Greene, Graham\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41498990411834,"sku":"DBV.0143039024.G","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143039024-0.jpg?v=1783015422","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-quiet-american-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}