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About Graham Greene
English writer and journalist
Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist. He lived in the 20th century and is widely regarded as one of the leading novelists of that era. He wrote across journalism and fiction, but it is as a novelist that he is best known. His work helped define 20th-century English literature, and he remains closely associated with that tradition.
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- “הראה נא לי אדם מאושר, ואראה לך אנוכיות, רוע לב ובערות.”Graham Greene
Explore Loyalty
- “A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and…”Marilynne Robinson
- “In many ways, Trump is both a boon and a bane to Republicans. His insanity and moral decrepitude keep the cou…”Joy Reid
- “You will know it is love when the need can't be met by yourself or God.”Shannon L. Alder
Explore War
- “You will never be able to push a button and kill people. You will not avoid the horrors. War must be so terri…”Craig Martelle
- “David - the man after God's own heart - was a man of war and a mighty man of valour. When all Israel were on…”Charles Studd
- “The illusionists of quantity are performing sleights of hand wherever it concerns the topic of quality. A pro…”Justin Kyle McFarlane Beau
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Books by Graham Greene
The Quiet American
1955
Brighton Rock
2000
The Power and the Glory
1991
The End of the Affair
1991
The heart of the matter
2013