'The novel that I love the most is The Quiet American' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons
Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'.
As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as Fowler intervenes he wonders why: for the greater good, or something altogether more complicated?
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH
**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781409017400
- File size: 1065 KB
- Release date: October 2, 2010
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781409017400
- File size: 2123 KB
- Release date: October 2, 2010
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English
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Lexile® Measure:800
Text Difficulty:3-4