About this title: Until 1970, Graham Greene made a sharp distinction between his novels and his lighter fiction, which he called "entertain-ments. "The use of the two categories seems to indicate that the latter books are trivial and inferior; yet Peter Wolfe shows that the entertainments are more than escape fiction; they are, rather, an almost distinct new genre. Wolfe focuses on seven books, from "Orient Express "(1932) to "Our Man in Havana "(1958), showing recurring themes as well as the evolution of the entertainment form. Graham Greene enthusiasts will find this new book particularly valuable for its ...
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Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780809305803ISBN:0809305801
Description: Good in Good dust jacket. 0809305801. Exlibrary markings. Square with sharp corners, tight binding and hinges, bright pages. Some light edge rubbing to cloth over boards. DJ well preserved with clipped corner, some fading at spine and very minor edgewear, in new mylar sleeve. 181 pp. Literary criticism with emphasis on Graham Greene's lighter fiction, its serious themes, and its role as entertainment.; Ex-Library; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall. read more
Description: Acceptable in Acceptable, plastic mylar cover jacket. Ex-library with typical library marks, no writing in text, rear endpage has been removed, last page (p. 181) is loose and nearly separated, otherwise the rest of the pages and binding are intact, DJ has plastic mylar cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. A
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780809305803ISBN:0809305801
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Jacket price not clipped, edges worn, rumple/crease on front. read more
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