The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene [Paperback]

A Finalist for the 2022 Edgar Award Diligently researched... [A]n astute and sympathetic biography. Authoritative and thoroughly researched, while being superbly readable... [ [Richard Greene] displays an authoritative grasp of his subject. In a brisk and transparent style, he covers every chapter of Graham Greens' tumultuous life. As [Graham] Greenes rate of book and film production increases, the narrative becomes a dizzying merry-go-round of travel, publication, sex, alcohol, religion, money, adultery, self-loathing, intrigue and betrayal&[ Thank goodness for Richard Greene, whose splendid one-volume biography&conjures [Graham Greene] in all his perplexing variety&Cogently argued and happily free of jargon, [ Cause for celebration&[Richard Greene] gives us a nicely written and well-judged cradle-to-grave portrait that needed to be conventional and unshowy, and is all the better for it&[He] has mastered a tremendous amount of material. [Richard Greene] writes briskly and engagingly, with a wry wit and an endearing fondness for trivia and puns&[Graham] Greene emerges from these pages in three dimensions, as a uniquely fascinating man&We badly needed a sympathetic but clearheaded life of Greene, and this book fills the gap admirably. Insightful...?Though the narrative never loses its focus on Greene as an artist, readers will learn much about the daunting ideological barriers that Greene pushed through to craft his art...?A complete portrait of a many-faceted titan. Greene's life story is both interesting and fascinating, and this balanced account offers the best reading of how his personal life infused and enriched his work. Vivid&its awe-inspiring that Greene fit so much into a single life, and its no small feat that his latest biographer has so skillfully captured that life in a single work. US