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THE QUIET AMERICAN
Greene, Graham, 1904-19911973
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Bodley Head, 1973.
ISBN:
0370014839
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FICTIONF
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English
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Fiction in English, 1900-
BRN:
569843
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Rating: Reviewed by: BRW BLOCKED, 29 Mar 2015Is this really great literature? It's a disjointed tale of nothing at all really. Set in the French Vietnam war, it doesn't evoke much of the very special ambience that Vietnam offers and the plot is paper-thin. The "hero" spends a lot of time smoking opium and chasing after a much younger Vietnamese girl. This novel may have a passing interest if you have travelled in Vietnam, otherwise you can safely choose another novel without worrying about what you may have missed.
Rating: Reviewed by: BRW BLOCKED, 25 Mar 2015Is this really great literature or just a rambling tale about smoking opium with a very thin plot hung around its neck? It hardly even manages to project the real mystique of Vietnam.